You can’t fail with a Gelli Plate and I can prove it or I should say my husband can prove it!  The orange arrows- that is his very first print!  He is a wonderful human being but let’s just say that his area of expertise is not art. This video chronicles his very first experiences [...]

What do mermaids learn in school?  Sure swimming is an important class for them, but mermaids need to learn to read too.   Getting lost in a good book is one of life’s pleasures and I would hate to deny a mermaid that joy…Would mermaids read One Fish, Two Fish by Dr. Seuss or 20,000 [...]

I never who will show up when I get my paintbrush out…especially when I am in a fabulous mood!   This is a cheap cheap cheap spiral notebook that I used to clean a couple of paintbrushes.  I hate to waste paint so I will use extra paint on just about anything I can find. [...]

Remember mood rings? I thought they were so magical when I was a kid.  Well, I think my art journal is my newest mood ring.  I was feeling happy, really happy, almost like I was on top of the world.  It was a really great day. I grabbed a stack of Gelli Plate printing leftovers [...]

Jack, his magic beans, and the beanstalk all came to play in this art journal page that was sparked by a Gelli print!  I’m guesting over at Artists in Blogland today with a video of how this page developed. The beanstalk thing makes perfect sense in the video…well, maybe it just makes sense in my [...]

What a great world where we  can interpret and express in our own unique artistic ways!   All 3 of the pieces in today’s post began with the same spark- the exact same image yet we ended up in 3 wonderfully different places! Want to play along with the next spark?  There’s a newsletter heading out [...]

My muse loves it when I try to get brownie points by actually listening to her when she  drops by…if I listen to her, I bet she is more likely to come and play again very soon! My starting point was this paper with the layers on this Gelli print calling to me.  My muse [...]

I wish I could tell you I planned this background carefully, meticulously adding each layer.  Nope.  It was from a Gelli printing session.  My addiction to that plate is becoming undeniable. It is a constant source of joy so I have no intention of giving it up!  So much joy that it is the basis [...]

This journal page brought out my inner child which led to the lost teeth memories.  Granted, my inner child is not buried too deeply.  Especially since my inner child has been playing around getting everything ready for A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing!  It starts April 1st.  Lots are signed up to play.  Are you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10z492Oh_AE [...]