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| ©linda germain 2012 masking stencilsfor gelatin prints |
I am still playing with taping the edges of my gelatin plate prints.
After my morning walk, I responded to the sketchbook challenge – circles. Then I started playing with textured paper and fabrics to create interesting backgrounds for my gelatin monotype prints. Another good day of gelatin printmaking in the studio.
Power figures in my gelatin monoprints today Read More »
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| ©linda germain 2012 tape edges for gelatin printmaking |
Yesterday, I taped the edged of 8″ x 10″ paper, with regular masking tape and then set out to make a series of gelatin prints. Today when I peeled the tape off it lifted off tiny bits of paper from the edge of the print. Bummer.
I can still use the prints. I will have to cut them or mat them. My goal here was to end up with finished prints that I don’t have to mat or other wise fuss with. So I went to the Home Depot and got some Scotch Blue painters tape for delicate surface #2080.
I think one roll should do about 60 prints, so I won’t complain about the price. I started thinking about how with traditional printmaking there are several steps that often go into preparing the paper for printing – tearing, soaking and blotting are a few that I can think of.
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| ©linda germain 2012 gelatin plate prints with taped edges |
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| ©linda germain 2012 gelatin print with masking stencils and stamping marks |
Of course you don’t have to tape the edges of your paper for gelatin printmaking, but I like this option of having a nice clean edge and a print that is standard size that I can just pop into a frame or mat.
Happy Printing.
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| a stack of inspiration from Sandra Golbert |
A fiber artist friend of mine, Sandra Golbert gave me a stack of Cloth Paper Scissors magazines. I can’t wait to flip through the pages for piles of inspiration. I am on the Cloth paper scissors mailing list and it is one of the few bulk emails that I read. They are so generous with tutorials, information and ebooks.
But before a look for more inspiration, I am doing some gelatin printing. Today I used the Daniel Smith Water Soluble block printing inks. The weather is perfect for them.
I also tried something new. I taped off the edge of my papers with masking tape. I did this to create a clean edge and a finished product. I had some resistance to trying this but it really helps create a professional looking finished print. You know I like to play and not worry about the product.
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| ©2012 linda germain – gelatin prints in process – taped edges to create neat border |
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| ©linda germain 2012 – gelatin monotype print with taped edges and small plate |
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| ©2008 linda germain hand carved rubber stamp |
I am happy to be teaching 3 classes for the college for kids program at Northern Essex Community College. I will be guiding the young artists in Drawn to Print, ART games and a Painting class. I love planning for this program. I never know what the interests of the kids will be, so it is always a surprise.
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| ©2009 linda germain hand made card from gelatin plate prints |
I have scheduled a couple of adult gelatin printmaking workshops for August.
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Do you ever need a little inspiration to create?
Today I went to the Art Biz blog by Alyson B. Stanfield and read about Chris Guillebeau and the World Domination Summit.
WDS is a gathering of speakers and people who pursue big dreams while changing the world. I was disappointed that I could not attend the summit that is happening in a couple of days, so I started to check out the speakers.
Which lead me to a number of TED videos –
Happy Day!
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