I was asked by a non-art person what I enjoy making when I create. Of course I said, I love making Gelli prints. Befuddlement. That “did you just speak an alien word” look. How could I possibly explain what I do with the Gelli Plate using words only. I tried. The more I explained the [...]
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The sun is shining, the grass is green, and the peonies will be blooming any day now! In honor of spring, I am working in greens. I usually work in a full rainbow of colors so I wasn’t sure how this would turn out… A background made long ago that sparked the green theme. [...]
I used to fight making mistakes. Pointing out all my imperfections to myself with a strong dose of harsh judgement. No shocker that being creative often ended in frustration for me back then. But it doesn’t any more. Why? I just say Oops. This is a random mess of a page. I was using up [...]
It is time for another stencil test drive! What are we driving today? The magnificent Embrace the Rain stencil by Jessica Sporn. Love that Jessica created figures that have the feeling of movement! Be sure stop by the other drivers in this test drive: Marjie Kemper, Natasha May, Michelle Rydell and Jessica Sporn! [...]
Happy April 1st! I am so very very excited for so many reasons! 1. It’s party time with the Gelli Plate and we get to see what everyone has been creating! 2. Now I have a fun shirt to wear to Art Is You in Nashville. Are you going? Let me know, I’d love to [...]
Jessica Sporn’s Windows and Doors stencil spoke to me the moment I saw it. I love love love doors and windows- my kids tease me about how I get excited about the shapes of doors and windows on vacation. Just now I even spotted a mysterious friend in the center window (actually it is just [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
