What happens when a group of women spend the weekend playing at the Print it. Make it. Love it! retreat? Joy! Laughter! And a whole lot of prints! Before I tell you all about this weekend, let me just say a huge THANK YOU to every woman who took a weekend out of their busy lives [...]
Gelli Plate
What can you do with your gel prints? One things is handmade cards! I love sending them but whenever I need one to send, I don’t seem to have the time to make it. So I created the Alpha Jumble stencil as a shortcut so that even on busy days, I can get something from the heart into [...]
What’s a fast way to stencil when you’re working in a large art journal (or any thing else that is big)? A gel plate! Not surprisingly, there was an O.O.P.S., an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly while I played in this vintage journal. https://youtu.be/lHoP3NnvVqc Watch Gel printing in a vintage ledger as an art journal on YouTube. [...]
Just about anything can be used for pattern making on a gel plate including toys! Just ask Malcolm Reynolds, the action figure from Firefly that made the pattern walking across the paint. Why him? Because of his shoes. Why did I need that? You’ll see in the video! https://youtu.be/Egyk2hmcRmg Watch Making patterns on a gel plate with a [...]
I took a leap or two in my altered book journal. Not a flying leap but another kind of leap. An art journaling adventure from the red I almost never use to attempting surgical stenciling precision to the careful lettering. I am guessing it won’t surprise you that there was an O.O.P.S. in there! https://youtu.be/ptfyWfvGheI Watch Altered [...]
The perfectionist in my head had been hounding me all day. Every decision required justification in triplicate. It was smothering me and it was getting old. My inner teenager had enough and a few choice words to put that negative critical voice back in its place. https://youtu.be/VKDsvhs5EvA Watch Shutting up perfectionist voices mixed media style on YouTube. [...]
I was lost and didn’t want to be found! Lost in the play that is. As I added paint to this art journal page, I was guided by the abstract shapes gel printed directly in my art journal. I even had a crazy thought about keeping some white space. https://youtu.be/3MnrtlVlt8k Watch Abstract Art Journal Play that Started with [...]
You know that feeling of clarity and focus you have when inspiration strikes? When there is no doubt as to what you should do. That’s NOT what was happening here. I had no clarity. No focus. Every decision was full of doubt because of that inner perfectionist pestering me. So what do I do when I have days [...]
My muse pulled a fast one on me. She’s sneaky that way. This started as just play, using up leftover paints in my art journal and then bam! This couple in the photo had something to tell me and my reaction took me by surprise. https://youtu.be/3jER40q-VWA Watch Art Journal Play with a Vintage Photo on YouTube. Using [...]
What can you do with a stack of gel press prints? Make crazy collage critters! All you need to create these are some Gel Press prints, scissors and glue. Roald Dahl, one of my favorite authors whose imagination knew no bounds, inspired this play. Why do I choose gel prints for collaging? Because all the little [...]
