Gel Plate Printing for Mixed-Media Art

Techniques and projects for using a gel plate to elevate collage, art journaling, and mixed-media works, from acclaimed teacher Robyn McClendon Includes 2 mylar stencils. Gel plate printing, a simple, inexpensive, and accessible yet often-overlooked tool, gives artists of any level a way to add exceptional qualities to their work. Here, mixed-media lovers learn over 25 techniques for enhancing their work.  Author and acclaimed teacher Robyn McClendon is a popular mixed-media instructor and stencil/stamp designer, with art in museum collections including the Smithsonian and MoMA. In this book she shares techniques that combine organic methods rooted in art, nature, and meditative expressionism, such as mark making, eco-dyeing, and scripting. Each chapter builds upon the previous one, and you learn to mix and match the techniques to create surfaces that are different than any you've made before.  Book highlights include:  • Two bonus mylar stencils, designed exclusively fo