Gelli and Monotype Printing

Gelli and Monotype Printing

Instructors: John McGraw and Karen Keim

Join us to experience the wonderful artform of printmaking. For members new to printmaking, here is an opportunity to add another dimension to your artist skills.

We will teach several methods of creating gelli prints and explore how to use them in finished work. We also will teach how to create multicolor monoprints with AKUA Inks printed on plastic.

This three-hour course will enable participants to create monotypes in two ways:

1. With a gel plate and acrylic paint by hand-pressing print paper onto the painted plate, and
2. With a plastic plate and Akua inks printed on paper with a pin press.

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: SRAL Studio
Class Size: 12
Material Cost: $10 collected at the beginning of class.

At the studio, there will be someone there to sign people in, give name tags, and collect the material fee of $10.00.

About John and Karen

John has a background in commercial art that included printmaking, and Karen studied printmaking at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA. They are currently co-coordinators of the SRAL Printmakers Guild and participate in various SRAL and CPAC shows.