For the design of my piece for the SC State Fair, I’m developing ideas in my journal. Setting intentions at the beginning helps me stay on track through the process. I need to do more […]
Tag Archives: Gelli plate printing
More Folded Paper Masks
After folding paper to form 6-pointed snowflakes as masks for gelli printing, my mind was spinning with other ways to fold and cut paper. I folded the paper in accordion folds to make horizontal repeating […]
Freezer Paper for the Win
This week I continued working on the June module of A Year of Gelatin Printing. It focuses on manipulating paper as a printing tool. We were making masks from folded and cut paper. One example […]
Torn Paper Printing
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]