Yep. I had high hopes for this. I pulled paint from the plate with dogwood blossoms.
I added little green speckles with the blossom centers. Then I pulled the print with white paint and wet-strength tissue.
Disaster.
I tried to patch it with a brush, and pulled again with some of the leftover blue paint from yesterday.
It started with promise but ended a dud. Yes, I am still blue.
I hope. I pulled this with white and my new wet strength tissue:
So I’m trying to fix it by repainting the parts that pulled off white. If the blue pulled off, I’m leaving it alone.
When it’s dry, I’ll try pulling it again with the light blue paint and copy paper. It seems to work the best for me.
I’ll report.
The dogwoods in front of my house have been glorious!
Now, the dogwoods are past their season. Surviving blossoms are pitiful.
I thought maybe I could use them to print on the gel plate. I used some blossoms to pull paint from the plate.
I used others like stamps, painting the bracts (petals,) and center.
The paint “celled” so badly, i kept adding paint till I produced this.
I’m anxious to pull this, but I can’t decide between light blue or a rich leafy green.
I also spent the better part of today dodging a telephone scam. Maybe that’s a craft, and I can find the energy to share that someday. For today, I’m exhausted.
The big screen is a large tv from my friend, Laura. We love You Tube art and craft videos, and when we’re at my house, in the den/study, we’ve been watching on a very small tv. We might as well set up an iPad.
Froyle is Froyle Davies, the first gel print artist that I ever watched. She turns her gel prints into fantastic collages!
She is a joy to watch! She is animated and full of laughter. Her New Zealand accent is icing on the cake.
I watched this episode first, today.
She compared three weights of Gelelf’s new image transfer papers.
They all worked beautifully.
To learn how to transfer images onto the gel plate, be sure to watch this episode. Warning: she makes it look easy. It’s not! I’ve had two successful image transfers. I’ll share them another time.
I’m going to try, again, and send you all good wishes if you decide to give it a go!
My friend, Eduardo Jr. Reyes, just finished a live stream about gel printing basics. You can find him on You Tube at Eddie Makes Art.
You can watch the replay, as soon as it renders, here, Gel Printing Step by Step
He discussed paints, paper and process! He produced some spectacular prints!
He really took us to school! Thanks, Eddie!
‘Just a little crafting, and a whole lot of sleeping, today. It’s Sunday, for one, and I’m always exhausted after relocating to Charlotte. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1996, and that drive, along with packing and unpacking, uses all my spoons. Thats a story for another day.
Today, I did get to watch PMartist Studio’s Sunday morning live stream, at least until I fell back asleep.
https://youtube.com/@pmartiststudio
The masterminds of this channel, Patricia Carmichael Cline and Mariah Scott Rushing, are a mother and daughter duo. Patricia is a retired art teacher and Mariah is a graphic artist. They are multi-talented with specialties in mixed media and gel printing.
If you subscribe to their channel, you can participate in a live chat during their live streams. It is described as, “the best chat in town,” and I enjoy being a part of it. They stream live 4 times per week, and are certainly something to look forward to!
There’s much more to tell about their business, https://pmartiststudio.com/, and their Facebook group, Makers of Mixed Media Art/Artists.
That’s something to look forward to, too!