It started with a feeling of wonder as I stood in an infinity room by Yayoi Kusama at the Speed Art Museum. Surrounded by a sea of mirrored circles, little did I know, those mesmerizing circles would spark the play that became the Spotted Layers stencil set for July’s StencilClub.
What I love most about playing with these stencils is the sheer range of possibilities. You can go for careful precision or let the layers land wherever they may.
Subtle or bold, random or intentional—every combination gives you a different result.
You might be wondering how the black and white spots were done with a stencil. It’s a technique I stumbled into and it’s snap to do.
Inside StencilClub, there’s a members only video where I show you the technique so you can make those shadowed spots. In fact, you can make all the papers in that photo above because there are 6 different techniques in the video. Some are gel prints, some aren’t and they’re all fun to try!
Even the clean-up papers are fun thanks to the spots!
What is StencilClub?
If you’re new to StencilClub, it’s a monthly club from StencilGirlProducts.com where on the 15th of each month you are mailed a set of stencils each month, an exclusive project video by the designing artist, a pdf, and a 25% discount for any stencils in their regular collection.
Best of all, there is zero commitment. You can cancel anytime.
StencilClub is only $25 a month in the US and it includes shipping. Each month you get either two 9×12 stencils or one 9×12 stencil and two 6×6 stencils. Membership mean the stencils are cheaper than if you bought them individually, if you could that is since StencilClub designs are only available in StencilClub.
One awesome change they’ve made to StencilClub is that you can swap out designs twice a year. The details about how that works can be found over at StencilGirlProducts.com.
The stencils ship July 15th so be sure to be signed up before then if you’d like to play!
Next week I’ll be sharing how I played with these on transparencies and what I used it for and I can’t wait to see how you play with Spotted Layers!
