I call this a “scrap” journal because I decided to create it from leftover Gelli plate prints. I had quite a few of these stashed away from various classes I took
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I took an awesome class at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Sarasota, Florida) on November 26, 2019. The class was taught by one of my favorite teachers, JoAnn Migliore Campisi. She is a member of the Nature Printing Society and she’s been printing and teaching for years
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A couple of weeks ago I was doing a few quick gel plate prints because I had saved some interesting leaves I wanted to print . . . I also used some leftover white paint like a mask with the gel plate, printing on top of some old calendar art . . .
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“We ❤ Mail Art” is a small group of friends; Jo Urbani, Julie Welsh & me. Since 2013 the three of us have exchanged art - theme or technique a few times a year . . . This time we tried Image Resist Gel Prints!
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Well, with a little help from my friends Jo & Julie and by reviewing the instructions again, I was able to successfully do image transfers using my gel plate. The most important factor was getting . . .
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I was attempting to do gel plate image transfers for an upcoming exchange with my friends Jo & Jewels, but in only one case did I get a little bit of a hint of an image transfer!
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Gosh, where has the time gone? I must really be a creature of habit - are you?? It has been a good 5 weeks since I've posted here, wow. I just went & looked back and noted that I started posting on my blog again in October 2017 . . .
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I went to my first meeting of the Sarasota Nature Printers today and really enjoyed. I met . . .
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Last Thursday I took another class with JoAnn Campisi at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, FL - my second class this year . . . nature prints with the Gelli Plate!
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Last week I happened to watch an instructional video by Gelli Arts, called Faux Marbling on the Gelli® Plate. After watching it I was inspired to get my Gelli plates out and play . . .
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I started with a little Gelli Plate play. I really like using the Gelli Plate, but I have not worked with it enough to feel really comfortable with it yet. So I just set out to play, a trick that works well for me. I used a small 3" x 5" Gelli plate and a lovely circle one . . .
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Frieda re-introduced me to the Gelli Plate when I visited her in Scotland recently. At my request we played in her painting shed! I felt a little rusty but I got started, which is the most important part. This play time with her had me wanting to do more printing. Here is what happened today . . .
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On Sunday, September 21st Frieda and I spent time together in her messy painting shed. Since it had been a while since I had done any Gelli Printing, I asked her for a Demo! Here's Frieda . . .
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I had a lot of fun playing with my new Gelli Plate. I got out some old and new stencils, a variety of sequin waste, a few masks, some lace and a combing tool
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