Have a Very Gelli New Year!

Stay open to new things and work fearlessly - my resolution for this year.

It is easy to be fearless when some of the heavy lifting has been released. The thrilling new product from Gellit Arts, the Gelli Plate, has made printmaking a slippery, paint-blasted joy. This is a gel printing plate that produces clear sharp images with a light rubbing. You do not need a printing press or even a baren or wooden spoon. Just your good old-fashioned hand. I have been spending hours and using sheets and sheets of paper producing prints that sing, float and twist.

Amantha Tsaros, The New, Monotype, 11x8". © 2012

Golden OPEN Acrylics are the best paints to use on the Gelli Plate but there are lot of options for creating prints. In the prints above I have combined Golden's OPEN Pthalo Blue with Napthol Red and Golden Fluid Acrylic in Iridescent Gold to create this end of the year print.