Pot of Flowers 2014

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Comment by Terry Owenby on February 7, 2015 at 7:36pm

Liberty, that's a great idea. I'm going to try it.

Comment by Liberty on February 4, 2015 at 5:34pm

My last two ideas.
I like to add water to the paint, the effect is beautiful. With a spray bottle is perfect.
I pass a second time with white paint.

Comment by Terry Owenby on February 4, 2015 at 5:03pm

Jan, thanks so much for sharing your technique. I appreciate it! I agree, there are many things a person can do with the Gelli plate. I wish I had more time to play because I love using it. I haven't seen Carla Sondheim's class about this yet but would like to. I admire her style very much. I've tried fingerpainting on the plate but need to try again; I didn't have good results (my fault, not the plate's). :-) Thanks again, Jan. I look forward to seeing more of your work. 

Comment by Jan Hodgman on February 3, 2015 at 9:38pm

Hi Terry and Linda, yes, Terry--you guessed my magical technique here: "pull a print, see the shapes in the paint, then outline them."   Since then I now look at the result and make attempts to do that more consciously, but really it's the playing with it that's fun for me, not having too much of an idea of what the results will be, then occasionally embellishing what comes out, either with another printing, as is in this case, putting in some lines or painting on top.

I'm a bit surprised at how limited the number of techniques shown by Gelli-arts are. It seems to me the sky's the limit.....masks, wipings, drawing, painting or even fingerpainting directly on the plate, etc. I think I mentioned I took Carla Sondheim's online class toward the beginning of my adventures and those have stood me in good stead, especially looking at what others in the class turned up with from the same set of instructions!

Comment by Terry Owenby on February 3, 2015 at 7:50pm

Linda, I too own a Gelli plate and am frustrated with not being able to make better prints but it's not through any fault of the Gelli plate. :-) It's me, not knowing how to use it. I made some halfway decent Christmas/New Years cards by cutting a mask in the shape of a tree, then painting over it. We just need to understand the process and we too could make images with our plates. I'm wondering if Jan would mind sharing her technique here. I am curious as to how the shapes of the flowers and vase were created. Did you pull a print, see the shapes in the paint, then outline them, or did you draw the flowers and vase and fill in by hand with paint? Or neither? :-) Thank you!

Comment by Linda Pelati on February 2, 2015 at 10:33am

I don't like very much gelli plate because I can't make out images as this one..!! :-)

Comment by Terry Owenby on October 18, 2014 at 7:35pm

I know what you mean about Amazon putting the small domestic bookshops to go out of business. It has happened here too and it's so sad. I love browsing a good bookstore. 

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 18, 2014 at 2:15pm

Yes, the French can purchase from Amazon.com. there is also an Amazon France (and UK, and in other European countries). In fact the French have little choice BUT to purchase from Amazon, as it has caused most of the domestic bookshops to go out of business. I read somewhere that 40% of books in the US are bought via Amazon. The figure must be higher in France.

I lament the passing of the independent bookshop -- Death to Amazon!

Comment by Amy Irwen on October 18, 2014 at 4:17am

Awesome Jan!

Comment by Terry Owenby on October 18, 2014 at 3:52am

Liberty, you can always purchase online. Are the French able to purchase from Amazon.com? They have tons of books.

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