The June module of A Year of Gelatin Printing focuses on manipulating paper as a printing tool. Torn paper is used as a mask to create shapes with undulating edges. For these prints, I used […]
Coneflowers in Motion
This week in the studio I’ve been gelatin printing coneflowers using stencils and texture plates. In the May module of Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s class A Year of Gelatin Printing, I’ve learned to make a panel […]
In Memorium
A Life Well Lived My father, Lamar Howe, died on May 17th. I’ve been away from the studio and blog since then except for a few minutes of art therapy. My sister, Barbara Howe, […]
Practicing Stencils
When I don’t know what to draw, my default is coneflowers. I drew some coneflowers and cut these stencils from a manilla file folder using an Xacto knife. Then I practiced gelli plate printing techniques […]
Repeating Stamps
This week’s lesson from the gelli printing class* is about how to create a repeating (or tiling) pattern. The design connects on the sides so that the pattern repeats, but it’s not obvious where the […]
Pink and Brown Irises
It’s the season for irises in the southeastern USA! I’ve been working on other projects and haven’t had much time in the studio this week, so i’m republishing an iris painting from the spring of […]
Small Tag Books
The bookbinding lesson from the April module of A Year of Gelatin Printing uses manilla shipping tags or card stock. These are 3.125 x 6.25 inches, but could be any size. I’ve printed these on […]
TAG Annual Show
You’re invited to come and see Trenholm Artists Guild’s 50th Anniversary Art Exhibit at Best Mattress now through May 27. My collage Summer Garden #5 is on display (and for sale) along with 73 other […]
Palm Printing
Palm branches from the Palm Sunday service at our church inspired this week’s gelli prints. The palms are larger than other garden leaves, so I’ve been experimenting with printing in a larger format using my […]
Pamphlet Bookbinding
Last week I made double sided gelli prints and cut them to 5×10″. Now I have folded them and made a book cover from cereal box cardboard. I’ve stitched the pages together to form a […]