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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!
Can you tell which girl I am drawn to the most on this stencil? She’s got such a fantastic pose that makes me think of embracing life, the wonder and excitement of a child, and soaking up the sun (or rain)!
This started with a layer of paint and randomly glued down scraps from die cutting letters with Tim Holtz’s Chip Block die. I often find these remnants of die cutting more intriguing and useful than the actual letters!
Stenciling my favorite girl on the ledge.
Just one stenciling of rain wasn’t enough for me, so I added more rain.
Jessica designed such a great stencil- it can be used with the lines or without- and I love it both ways. I just painted over the stencil lines at her legs, arms, and neck- you can still see a hint of the lines but it is much more subtle now.
Had to have writing on this! Black was just too harsh so I went with gray. Can’t read my writing? Neither can I! I don’t intend to ever read it again, the art journal for me is a way to process feelings that I have in that moment.
The title just wasn’t right to me in the gray alone so a fine line of orange paint. I also outlined the girl and the raindrops to add a bit more of the gray.
Here’s another art journal page I did earlier with this stencil for Artists in Blogland.
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 say hi in person! I’ll have on my Gelli printed shoes and this shirt-so I should be pretty easy to find!
3. Monday is the first day of class for A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing! It is actually live a day early because I’m like a kid at Christmas! Couldn’t wait! I have been so busy with so many different projects I have not had time to change the PayPal buttons on the class – so there is still time to grab the $10 discount. No promises on how long it will be available after April 1st at that price, so grab it while you can!
4. I get to have fun with my teenagers-they still haven’t forgotten the scoop of mashed potatoes in an ice cream cone…
THE COMPUTER MISBEHAVED! THIS VIDEO DID NOT UPLOAD CORRECTLY- WILL HAVE THE FULL VIDEO UPLOADED AS SOON AS I CAN GET BACK TO MY COMPUTER TO REDO IT. SORRY! Latest update: The video has some sort of error in it that I don’t fully understand, just know that it was not salvageable…very sorry!
This shirt now has its first layers on it and several oops. I did get bits of paint here and there where I didn’t plan but that is just proof to me that it will need more touches of color added. Just like a Gelli print, this will end up with lots of layers before I call it complete. The next layers will be put on this shirt at Art Is You in Nashville. Who knows where the next layers will come from!
The Party – open all month!
Link up your Gelli Plate blog posts, flickr photos, YouTube videos – it is all welcome! New posts or recent posts are welcome!
Link to a specific blog post or flickr page or YouTube video that way people can easily find your Gelli goodness.
Add a link back to the party so others can join us too!
Leave a comment on at least 2 other links from the party. You know how comments encourage us creative types!
Participate as many times as you want- just be sure it relates to the Gelli Plate.
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 where the paint peeled off the stencil but I am watching Ghost Hunters as I type this)…
I’m not the only one in love with this stencil. Pop over and check out what the other artists have made with this stencil for this Stencil Test Drive!
and of course, the one who designed this great stencil, Jessica Sporn!
This is one of my favorite places to clean off my brayer when I am Gelli printing, an old vintage ledger.
Stenciled on just the windows and the repeating pattern felt good. Does that ever happen to you when you create- does it ever just feel good all the way down to your toes? I debated leaving it at this stage because I just loved looking at it. But eventually, I persuaded myself to add a quote.
The quote was printed on an ink jet printer. Since the ink will run if wet mediums are used, I turned to my handy PanPastels. Once again, PanPastels delivered rich bright colors without smearing my cheap ink jet printer ink!
Just a few days until A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing begins- I can hardly contain myself! It’s $10 off just until April 1st. You can get all the details here.
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