Gelatin plate printing and monotypes

In 2020 you may have noticed some a new style coming through Elami’s designs. We’ve been exploring and developing monotype techniques using gelatin plates.

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The gelatin plate technique was developed by Fran Merritt (1913-2000), a printmaker who wanted a portable printing method. There’s a great overview here of the practice.

Using actual gelatin lets you pick up incredible detail from Balinese materials like canang offerings, and tropical botanical textures from flowers and leaves.

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