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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 Leagues Under the Sea?
Perhaps school is on my mind because I am in teacher mode getting my latest workshop, Gelli Printing, ready for the first day of class. The details are here and the workshop is $10 0ff until April 1st, no foolin’!
This is the Gelli print that started my mind thinking about mermaids and school. The way the blues and greens blended together said ocean to me and the letters took me right back to school. I love where the Gelli plate takes me.
I stamped sea horses swimming in the seaweed, I mean in the letters. The stamp is from Great Impressions and was stamped with Adirondack Brights Citrus ink.
The ombre blue and green on this Gelli print coordinated perfectly. The imperfections in the print gave me the weathered ocean feel I was looking for- love it when imperfect is perfect!
The mermaid is courtesy of my daughter. I am embarrassed as a parent to say I overlooked her for this at first. She forgave me and happily created the mermaid to share. I’ll be including her in my next newsletter. You can sign up here. The colors are courtesy of Dylusions inks in blues and greens.
So what else do you think a mermaid would learn in school?
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.
The notebook was out on the counter overnight. The next morning I immediately saw a woman in it. Mind you, I should have been working on “responsible” things but I chose to avoid that and stay in the studio.
I liked everything about my sketch except the head. So, Pam Carriker’s stamp to the rescue.
I can’t just use one stamp, so a couple from Tangie Baxter and the numbers from another company I can’t remember (since it was an unlabeled stamp)…
Out came the colors to help define her and the page.
More colors- you can never have too much color can you? Don’t answer that…
More color- I know such a surprise that I am using bright colors…the She stamp from Donna Downey summed up my feelings for this woman.
She was pure joy to create. Playing. Painting. Stamping. Joy! What are your favorite kinds of ways to play creatively?
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 and started collaging. No idea where it was going but it certainly reflected my mood – bright and happy!
Started with random gluing of bits of Gelli prints. I save all my scraps and bits for just this kind of thing.
Since I couldn’t, or wouldn’t, wait for the gel medium to dry thoroughly, I had to use acrylic ink to write on the pages.
A bit of oil pastels for even more color, as if it was lacking in color before…
The words were the icing on the happy cake today. I had the paper I printed the words on forever and at long last used them! That is a priceless feeling for me!
Why am I in such a happy mood? My latest workshop, Gelli Printing! It starts in 2 weeks and my studio is overflowing with Gelli prints. Every time I walk into the studio I see stacks of color and pattern and I can’t hold the smiles in!
Drum roll please- thanks to random.org the winner of a spot in A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing is Julie M.! Keep an eye on your inbox for my email!
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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 Leagues Under the Sea?
printing leftovers and started collaging. No idea where it was going but it certainly reflected my mood – bright and happy!
