Why do something scary with your gelatin prints today?

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© linda germain 2008 gelatin print with stitching holes

What could be scary about gelatin printing?

Generally nothing, but sometimes fear of ruining a piece or making a mistake creeps in to my head.

That is when I challenge myself to do something scary/brave/risky.

It could be:

  • sewing into the gelatin print
  • tearing the gelatin monotype into shapes
  • spritzing the gelatin plate print with alcohol
  • rolling over the print with a very dark layer of ink or a very light layer of ink
  • turning the print upside down or sideways to change the perspective
  • give yourself unlimited supply of paper and just keep printing without judgement

or

It could be so small that in the end you will wonder why you were scared.

Take a small step in the direction of you goals or desires and you build momentum.  That is why you could do something scary/brave today.

Hey if you do something brave/scary share it, if you dare. 🙂
Happy Printing,
Linda

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5 thoughts on “Why do something scary with your gelatin prints today?”

  2. Regina Dunn

    Hi Linda, I’ve been following your monoprinting and love the pieces you create with it. I’m trying to create ethereal-looking fabric and gave monoprinting a try. The patterns on the fabric were great, but not ethereal so I risked ruining them and I used shiva paintstiks and made rubbings on top and smeared the paintstik marks. I got pretty much what I needed. I posted photos of it on my blog. The resulting fabrics actually look better than the photos show. They have great depth and complexity but still have an ethereal quality.

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