Gel Printing Fundamentals!
- I'm experimenting under the guidance of Carolyn Dube :)
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. I just looked back and noted that I started posting on my blog again in October 2017. I blogged on a fairly regular basis through early February 2018, which was five months of committing to it. I started taking 2 workshops with local artist & instructor Bill Buchman. Each workshop was 2-3 days long . . . More importantly, my family came to visit in the middle of February. My oldest, Decklin was here for 4 days at the same time my youngest (33!!) Dallas & his wife Liz plus our beautiful 15 month old granddaughter, Eleanor were here visiting for a whole week. My sister Kathy and her husband were staying with my mom at the same time . . . So it was a busy time. I got out of the habit and I hope to be back on track now because I enjoy writing.
This week (3/5/18) I started taking Gel Printing Fundamentals with Carolyn Dube. I have had various tutorials and quick videos about gelli plate printing in the past, so I knew the basics of using the plate. I wanted more in-depth teaching and inspiration, so I signed up for Carolyn's class. There are lots of ideas and information with 5 lessons a week - and 3 weeks of lessons. The session is now closed, but Carolyn encourages signing up for her newsletter so you can be notified of a future opening. Below, I’ve shared a few photos of the work I did in the first 2 lessons.
I was happy to create all these prints!
There are 3 more lessons to do for this week. I really like the ideas and instruction that Carolyn has given me already. She encouraged us to try different types of paint, so I decided to try hi-flow acrylics, something I've never used with the gel plate before. The results were really interesting. It seemed to helped the paint from earlier pulls to release from the plate & print. Previously, I had been very quick to clean my gel plate off. Instead, I’ve learned how extra paint could really add texture & interest to the prints. I look forward to diving into the rest of the lessons and will share here as I can. Thanks so much for stopping by! Lenna
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