Print, Paint, Play – Gelli Plate Collage

Name: Print, Paint, Play – Gelli Plate Collage
Start: 2026-05-24T10:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-05-24T10:00:00+11:00
Location: Edward River Art Society Sunday School

About

Join Louise in this playful, hands-on workshop is all about experimenting, layering, and discovering. Using gelli plates and acrylic paint, you’ll create a collection of beautifully unpredictable printed papers that become the building blocks for your own collage.
You’ll explore a variety of techniques using marks, stencils, textures, and found tools, learning how to balance spontaneity with intention. We’ll play with colour, pattern, layering, transparency, and composition, watching simple prints evolve into rich, expressive surfaces.
These printed papers can be assembled into a finished collage or enjoyed as a process-driven exploration in their own right. The emphasis is on curiosity, play, and allowing ideas to emerge through making rather than aiming for a perfect outcome.
No experience is necessary — just an open mind, a sense of play, and a willingness to experiment.
Materials you will need to bring:
· ERAS Gelli plates and brayers (students should bring their own if they have them)
· Water spray bottle - Fine mist
· Bring your own acrylic paints, but only choose one from the following:
2 cool colours you like eg blue, green, lime, teal, purple based
OR
2 warm colours you like red, magenta, orange, yellow based
OR
Any 2 of the 3 primary colours (which are red, yellow & blue)
And 1 flat brush

Materials that Louise will provide:
Gel plates assorted sizes,
Paper,
ephemera (for mark making eg lids),
palette paper,
stencils
Black and white paint
Molding paste
Heavy weight paper for final collage
Book your ticket there are limited spaces (Maximum 15 in the Class):
$120 per person - Non Members
$90 per person - for ERAS Members
or $115 become a ERAS member (includes workshop ticket)

Please note that spots are limited so bookings are essential.

BIO of Artist Facilitator
Louise Graham describes her early painting journey as one where she seemed to find her artistic voice quickly, even before fully understanding what that meant. Over the past five years, through exploring new techniques and deepening her practice, she has come to see that her earliest works were already rooted in a strong emotional connection to nature.
Music plays a vital role in Louise’s creative process, acting as a source of feeling and inspiration — much like art itself, which has the power to move people in subtle and profound ways. She aims for her work to invite a second look, drawing the viewer in rather than explaining itself. Her love of abstract art stems from a natural tendency to notice patterns in everyday life — the play of light and shadow, the shifting forms of clouds, and other fleeting, transient moments. These are the qualities she seeks to capture in her work. Less concerned with representation, Louise allows what she sees — and where her hand leads — to guide the process, creating works that speak directly to the viewer.
In this workshop, participants will create a collection of beautiful papers that can be used to assemble a small collage to take home. These may become still lifes or focused studies of a single object explored through different papers and textures. Visual prompts will be available for those who prefer guidance, making the session ideal for anyone wanting to explore the pleasures and possibilities of collage in a relaxed, supportive setting.