Gel Plates Meet Color Theory: A Master Course for Gelli Lovers

Master Color Theory without a PHD :)

Course•By Robyn McClendon

Gilded Impressions: 25+ Gelli Printing Techniques for Luxe Decorative Papers

Explore 25+ techniques ideal for collage, journaling, and mixed media—each rich enough to inspire entire sessions. One of the biggest frustrations as a mixed-media artist is finding the perfect decorative paper—except it's in the wrong colors. You love the texture and finish, but it doesn’t fit your style or project. That’s where making your own papers becomes magical. You control the palette to match your aesthetic, add your unique marks and textures, and create materials that truly reflect your artistic voice. These papers aren’t just backgrounds—they carry the mood, message, and meaning of your work. Handmade decorative papers are essential in collage, journaling, bookmaking, and more—and one of the most rewarding parts of the creative process.

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Gelli Printing Tutorial: Creating Unique Layered Gel Prints with Everyday Items

This workshop is based on taking found objects, studio cleanup items we would normally trash or get rid of, and dollar store finds, and transforming them into tools for creating marks and interesting patterns in the paints on our gel plate. These techniques will turn simple materials into amazing decorative papers to be used for collage, book arts, junk journaling, and more.

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Tataki Zome: Dye-less Botanical Stamping x Gelli Printing x Collage

A mixed media Art tutorial mashup. Learn the ancient Japanese leaf stamping technique, Tataki Zome, that delivers beautiful botanical prints with no dye, ink or paint. Turn those prints into etheric old world works of art on the gel plate using a mystery product. & finish the lesson with a mixed media collage tutorial!

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Mini Intuitive Scripting Session: Enso Circle

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The Secrets of Coded Scripts: A Mini Workshop with Robyn McClendon

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The Art of Visual Storytelling - Field Notes Style Collage Tutorial

Building a Theme & Storyline: We’ll start developing a theme and storyline for your book. Next we will go through the process of sorting through your papers, photos, and treasures. I’ll show you how to balance visual and conceptual harmony to make each page meaningful. There will be a color theory crash lesson where you will learn to choose a palette that complements your theme. You’ll experiment with dyeing and eco staining papers to create a cohesive, personalized look. I’ll share why certain elements are chosen or eliminated to create a cohesive story. you’ll understand how to make thoughtful choices that align beautifully with your intended theme. You’ll learn techniques for achieving an authentic aged appearance, enhancing the emotive connection and evoking a sense that your artwork originates from a time or place long past. By the end, you’ll have the skills to create collages that not only resonate with viewers but also tell a rich story.

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The Art of Visual Storytelling: Portraiture Collage and Mail Art Collage Tutorial

This course explores photo collage and mail art. It is the second in the “art of visual storytelling” series. I will teach photo collage and mail art through the theme of “my funny valentine.” Participants will learn how to create portraiture collages from elements of magazine clippings while exploring realism and abstract art. Your portraiture can be a self portrait, a muse, a lover, a loved one etc. the goal is learning how to execute a theme and understanding how to overcome challenges associated with collaging.

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The Five Elements x Five Directions Collage Course - Color Theory Through Anthropology & Symbolism

Across cultures, the five elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air, & Space—shape spiritual traditions & art. This course explores these forces through collage, using color & composition to create personal narratives. Move beyond Western color theory, learn how color meanings shift across cultures. Red may symbolize passion in one tradition or mourning in another. By exploring these perspectives, artists develop a deeper sensitivity to color’s role in storytelling. Each element holds distinct qualities: Earth yellow represents stability, Water blue reflects emotion, Fire red signifies transformation, Air green embodies renewal, and Space black represents the unknown. These energies appear in traditions worldwide, from Navajo sand paintings to Mayan geometry. Through guided exercises, participants create mandalas using found images and textures, blending structure & spontaneity.

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Tamashi Collage Masterclass: Boro Style Collage

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Innovative Book Structures -Intermediate

Part 2 of the innovative book arts series that will cover one now sew book and one sewn book, no needle required. Book 1 Small Black & White Book : A concertina style In this tutorial I will show you a new take on the concertina book format. My unique twist will give the effect of a traditional western bound book where the pages open left to right versus in the folded style. This tutorial will also include the process of me staining the book covers! Book 2 Envelope Book ​: A great introduction to hand sewn book structures. This book does not require a needle so it is perfect for beginners. You will learn to achieve a beautiful slip not stitch using wax thread that resembles the coptic stitch. You can use any style envelops including standard #10 envelopes, invitation envelopes or the manila envelopes, as I used! (Thrift stores are great resources for inexpensive envelopes!) I included a bit of staining and eco dying on the gelli plate in this tutorial for inspiration purposes.

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Innovative Book Structures - Intermediate Part 2

Series 2 Continued: Innovative Hidden Hinge Book Tutorial. In this course I will show you two variations of a really cool book inspired by the traditional hidden hinge spine but with a twist! In this 3 hour tutorial we will construct a hard and soft cover version of this unique book structure. This is a beginner/intermediate level book binding technique perfect for mixed media artist and easily adaptable to mediums that include lots of embellishment on the page such as collage, assemblage and more!

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File Folder Book Tutorial

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Tamashi Bundles to Books!

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Color Theory for the Gel Plate

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Gelli Printing Tutorial: Ancient Echoes - Simple Tools, Sophisticated Symbols

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create unique, symbolic imagery using a simple, unexpected tool that delivers surprisingly elegant results. These marks and shapes carry the flavor of ancient scripts and design traditions, drawn from the worlds of old manuscripts, textiles, pottery, and seals—but made entirely your own.

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The Compact Dye Station: Eco-Staining Fabric & Paper

In this live eco-staining workshop, you’ll learn a unique rust and tea tannin staining process designed for both wet-strength papers and larger fabric lengths—all within a compact, mess-free dye station that fits in any studio or kitchen. We’ll explore how to create harmonious color families that eliminate the common issue of mismatched eco-stains, giving you a unified palette across every sheet and textile. Along the way, you’ll discover how to incorporate permanent inks for richer tones, build a simple book structure that can be dyed directly in the bath, and walk away with ready-to-use papers and fabrics for collage, book arts, journaling, or textile work. This workshop takes the mystery out of eco-staining and gives you repeatable, professional results that expand your creative practice.

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Rust, Relic & Found Treasure: Preserving Patina & Three-Dimensional Collage

What if you could stop time? That perfect rust bloom on vintage linen. The ghost print left by metal on paper. The way corrosion tells stories our words can’t capture. You’ve created these beautiful accidents—now learn how to make them last forever. This First Friday, we’re diving deep into two transformative techniques that will change how you work with rusted and stained materials. These aren’t harsh chemical fixes or synthetic sealants. These are natural preservation methods that work with your materials, not against them—as organic and earth-friendly as the rusting process itself. Forget everything you think you know about collage. We’re going three-dimensional. Using rusted fabrics, stained papers, and found objects, we’ll create sculptural assemblages that feel like archaeological artifacts—pieces with the weight and presence of museum relics, the intimacy of talismans, the mystery of objects unearthed after decades in an attic trunk.

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Radical Self Love: The Mother is Calling

Radical Self-Love is the practice of returning to your roots: to the foundational relationship with yourself as Nature intended, as the Mother embodies, as Love sustains. In a world of nervous system dysregulation, relentless noise, and spiritual disconnection, this is not self-indulgence. It is restoration. Through carefully crafted exercises, rituals, and practices, you’ll build a trust-filled relationship with yourself, the Mother, and Nature. No blind faith required: only direct, embodied experiences that cultivate genuine trust. We’ll travel the Wheel of the Five Elements, a sacred map woven through indigenous wisdom traditions worldwide: Vedic India, African tribal knowledge, Mayan cosmology, North American nations, and Siberian shamanic practice. This universal symbol speaks a timeless language our spirits still recognize, guiding women back to radical self-love through the elegant wisdom of Mother Earth.

Course•By Robyn McClendon

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