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YouTube!
Thinking of making youtubes? Just do it. I still cannot believe how easy its been. In February 2025 a video I put up about making Four Layer Gelli Prints went haywire and the tail has been wagging the dog ever since. About a year before that post, I had started a Facebook group about gelli printing called "Learn Gelli Plate Printing". My intention was to find people like me who were having fun with it and trying to figure it out and I really wanted to attract people because
Carolyn Hassard
Aug 18, 20252 min read


Art Journalling Blog Post
I am absolutely passionate about 'Art Journaling'. Art Journals can take many different forms and have many different purposes. They can...
Carolyn Hassard
Mar 9, 20242 min read


Gelli Printing Courses @ OAS
It was a pleasure and a privilege to teach Gelli Plate Printing at The Oakville Art Society in November. Work here from top left was...
Carolyn Hassard
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Gelli Plate Charcoal Drawing Transfer
Hey there, multimedia artists and printmakers, have a look at this great print pull video. This is a first try at creating a gelli plate...
Carolyn Hassard
Nov 11, 20231 min read


Reflecting
Sometimes it's time to take stock. Here's a whole gallery of variety. I heard a great podcast the other day that explained the difference...
Carolyn Hassard
Jul 30, 20232 min read


The Up-Cycle
I 'up-cycle' my left-over art. I work mostly on paper because I want to use my art. I choose to use my art partly because I've witnessed...
Carolyn Hassard
Jul 8, 20232 min read


Easy Does It: Moving Beyond Decorative Papers on your Gelliplate
The gelli plate is a fully adaptable mono print surface that allows you to make sophisticated works of art. Most commonly presented as a...
Carolyn Hassard
Jun 24, 20231 min read


Eventually, You Get 'There'
Since starting to paint more seriously in 2018 I have, like so many artists, stewed about the value of spending time and money making ...
Carolyn Hassard
Jun 24, 20232 min read


Many layers, One Pull
I've finally found a way to use this gelli plate that approaches the fluency I desired. Contrary to the 'roll and pull' demos all over...
Carolyn Hassard
Jun 16, 20231 min read


Gelli Printing has Expedited my Art Journey
. Arshile Gorky (Abstract Expressionist 1904 - 1948) said abstraction allows one to see with their mind what they cannot see physically...
Carolyn Hassard
May 15, 20231 min read


Monoprinting
Monoprinting is a bit 'niche'. Though almost every artist has done it, few are known just for mono printing. Since I’m so into this I...
Carolyn Hassard
May 9, 20231 min read


Art Learning is Cumulative
Here are three paintings of groups. The one on the left was painted in 2020. The one in the middle in March 2023, and the one at the end...
Carolyn Hassard
Apr 26, 20231 min read


Art for Well Being
https://youtu.be/5Y2HCQadgMM This video highlights the value of creativity for well being. So one morning a week I do art with people...
Carolyn Hassard
Apr 23, 20231 min read


So What Does "earth friendly" and "made with repurposed material" Really Mean?
I use every bit of everything I have and can find. In this painting you see bits of other older paintings collaged in. I paint on the...
Carolyn Hassard
Apr 23, 20231 min read


Gelli Art
Still going with the Gelli plate. Slow going. Finally found a way to make durable stencils. Decided on repeating 2 stencils per painting....
Carolyn Hassard
Apr 20, 20231 min read


Gelli Girls
This week I've been working with "The Girls" to expand my printmaking acumen. I'm combining my exploration of gelli plate printing with...
Carolyn Hassard
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Mother Colour
The mother colour was yellow. I created a stencil with big shapes, printed it by smooshing paint through it. I then decided on a...
Carolyn Hassard
Jan 16, 20231 min read


Myrtle the Turtle
I made this last night on paper. It's a direct result of the gelli plate play. When my friend Chris saw it on instagram, she said it...
Carolyn Hassard
Jan 5, 20232 min read


Gelli Belly
Over the recent holidays, I've been playing with a gelli plate. I like it because it's portable and quick. I can go 'play on a tray and...
Carolyn Hassard
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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