Tips for Cleaning and Storing Your Gelatin & Gelli Plates
If you’ve been printing with commercial gelli plates for a while, or you’re just starting out, you’ve probably wondered how to clean and store them properly. After 13-14 years of [...]
What is gelatin ‘bloom strength’ and why is it important?
I thought all gelatin was created equal. I thought one brand was much the same as another. But recently I have learned they are not! Louise posted a comment on my DIY Gel Plate Recipe blog post, [...]
How to Make Your Own Gel Plate Print
So this happened …. Officeworks has started selling gel plates and asked me to share my love of the process with some ‘how to’ steps in their latest Noteworthy instore magazine [...]
How to Melt and Re-pour a Homemade Gelatin Printing Plate
Homemade gelatin plates are incredibly versatile, but after repeated use, they can become damaged, dirty and a bit tacky. Thankfully, you don’t need to toss them out—you can melt your [...]
Kim HerringeHi Lynette, a few people have had the same pr...
Lynette LeanHi Kim, My homemade Gelli plate became mo...
Gel Printers Summit 2023
I am so excited to be a part of the upcoming Gel Printers Summit. Drew Steinbrecher has gathered 14 top gel plate artists in one place where we share our processes, tips & tricks, and [...]
Exploring the Possibilities: Gelatin Plate Monoprinting in High School Classrooms
Are you looking for an engaging, accessible and experimental art process to introduce to your high school art classrooms? I’m Kim Herringe, a printmaker passionate about teaching and [...]
Release the Attachment to the Outcome
The Jacarandas have finished their flowering. Their leaves are luscious and fresh and ripe for printing. And the poinciana trees! And the flame trees! Spring is like Christmas for gel plate printing.
Howard Street Wall Mural, Nambour – Summer Recess
Viva la Public Art! 12 artists in the Sunshine Coast Council area were asked to create individual works for inclusion in a public mural for the Howard Street Wall in Nambour (opposite The Old [...]
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Note To Self – the complete first series
Sometimes we need a little (or a lot of) encouragement or a gentle reminder or love or swift injection of motivation … and as hard or as easy as it may be, I think sometimes that sentiment [...]
