Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Art workshop teaches a Jell-O based technique

Regina artist Gerda Osteneck shows some of
her artwork using a technique called mono gel
plate printing during her workshop at the Moose
Jaw Museum and Art Gallery on April 27, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Mono gel plate printing gives art a unique texture.

“It’s unflavoured Jell-O and it’s stabilized with alcohol and glycerin and then you use it as a platform,” said Regina artist Gerda Osteneck. “You put on your paint, you can manipulate the paint and you can use whatever you want as a tool to manipulate the paint. You end up with a variety of prints.”

She led a mono gel plate printing workshop hosted by the Moose Jaw Art Guild on Sunday at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery during the trading card workshop.

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