First snow inspires today’s masking stencil

Today I woke up and saw some white stuff on the roof tops below me. Was it heavy frost or snow? A short walk confirmed that it was the first snow of the season.

cut paper snowflake as masking stencil

I started with a 6″ square and cut the snowflake smaller as I tweaked the design.

paper stencil on gelatin plate

The paper is weak and thin. That makes it easy to  cut but requires a gentle touch when using it as a stencil on the gelatin plate.

gelatin prints with paper stencil

I made several prints. Letting the ink build  up on the stencil and playing with the gold background.

snowflake print made on the gelatin plate

Not sure what I will do with these prints, but it was fun to cut the stencil and make a few prints. Here is a quick video on how to fold the paper and cut a 6 pointed snowflake.

Easy 6 point Snowflake from Linda Germain on Vimeo.