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gelli plate printmaking

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Learn to use the Gelli plate and make unique and vibrant multi-layer monoprints by hand using slow-dry Golden OPEN acrylic paints!

In this workshop, learn how to apply paint onto a Gelli plate, create masks, incorporate stencils, layer translucent and opaque paints and build up multiple layers.

Students will create stacks of unique multi-layered prints that can be matted or framed or used in creating mixed media art. One thing is for sure: there will be both planned and spontaneous results!

Supply List:
  • Gelli Plate, 5x7 or larger 
  • Golden OPEN acrylic paints (normal acrylic paints will not work with this specific process, it must the OPEN line from Golden)
  • normal acrylic paint in white and black, any brand
  • 4-inch soft rubber brayer
  • printmaking paper (i.e. cheap drawing paper, tissue paper, old papers from books, sheet music, maps, etc.)
  • baby wipes
  • stencils or plant material of any kind (i.e. ferns, leaves, any odds and ends of lace, string, yarn, corrugated cardboard, any items with texture)
  • marking tools (i.e. chopsticks, soft-ended scrappers, or anything that will mark but not puncture the Gelli Plate)
  • a few paint brushes
  • scissors
  • newsprint paper or scraps to off-load extra paint

Workshop Info:
  • Cost $85 
  • Sunday, February 19th from 11:00am-3:00pm
  • Max 14 students
  • All skill levels welcome​
  • Age level: adult (18 & up)​
  • Students are encouraged to bring snacks or a bagged lunch

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About the instructor

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Robin Sanford Roberts

Robin Sanford Roberts is an artist and theatrical scenic designer working in models and mixed media. She makes art in studio #5 at Art on 30th. She has designed scenery for multiple theatres including the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage and Broadway.

She holds a degree in Architecture from LSU and a MFA in Scenic Design from UCSD. She also studied at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau and at Sir John Cass School of Art, London Polytechnic. Robin teaches and designs scenery for the undergraduate theatre department at USD.

“I have an obsession with old books and other ephemera. The fragments and bits of pieces come together to make a new piece. I enjoy working with pieces from the past that have a history of a previous life.”

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"I’m not exaggerating to say that classes at Art on 30th are the most FUN and stimulating I’ve ever been to—and I’ve bene to many."

~Margo Palmer
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Art on 30th, 4434 30th Street, San Diego, CA 92116  |  (619) 894-9009  |  arton30th@gmail.com

"An 8,000 square foot, 2-story art center focused on community."

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Sunday: Closed
Monday–Friday: 10am–4pm
Most Saturdays (except for reception days): 10am-4pm
See calendar page for our next opening reception date.

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Art on 30th is ADA approved in all public spaces of the building with a wheelchair accessible front entrance and a handicap parking spot in our back parking lot with a ramp that leads to our wheelchair accessible back entrance. Studios on the 2nd level are privately leased and not part of our public space; artists can apply for wheelchair accessible studio spaces on the 1st floor as part of our Coworking Studios that we offer to the public for a monthly fee  with no commitment/contract (see our Rentals page for more info). 
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