Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plate Prints

Working out using stencils and masks - and also printing the ghost print:

This print had lots of acrylic paint - so some puckering, etc - interesting texture on ghost.

Print on left - Ghost on right

Another set with interesting ghost prints:

Prints on left side - Ghosts on right

And this one was created by laying the paint covered stencils on it after each print:

 

Projects - Projects - Projects

Now that I have my new studio space --- I can't stop making things.  No trouble keeping busy here! 

Gel prints followed by Contact Paper Mask & Acrylic Paints

Gel Progression:
Started with a piece of watercolor paper that I had done several layers of gel prints.  Took some contact paper and cut out some shapes to use as a mask and placed on the gel print paperL

Then applied stripes of chromium oxide green and nickle azo gold acrylic paint over the masks and gel print.

Removed the contact paper masks and added details with more acrylic paints and black sakura marker.  The inspiration picture is there on the left - buoys hanging on a green shake-sided building.

The masks turned out pretty cool, too.  So, I placed them in my journal for future use/inspiration!

Accidental Giraffe!

Sometimes the unexpected happens!  Messing around with inks, acrylics and some stamps and stencils and accidentally created a giraffe --- I like the cat paw print on it's chest, too....I think I'll keep it --- and not continue layering. 

Derwent Inktense Blocks and Pencils on cotton. 
Very wet wash, warm iron.  Seemed to set the color, but went ahead and added some diluted fabric medium.  Think these will be potholders...quilted....

Inspired by Balzer Designs post from today, I dug out my Gelli Arts gel printing plate to play.  This is a watercolor sketch that I've been trying to figure out where to go with - should it be a fabric print, a quilt block, a border..how about a gel print?  It was fun and resulted in a few other fun pages.  I like the idea the Gelli folks mention in the video - that this would be good to use for a series...hmmm...now that gets me thinking.....

go play!