It’s all about Balance

2010, stencils / /

Balance a gelatin Print by linda germainI had  to take a breath and get a little balance in my day and life today.  I tend to set goals and get excited and overwhelmed at the same time.  Things get off kilter and I get to be not so happy. I think:

  • knowing what I want
  • setting priorities
  • keeping them front and center
  • saying no

can all help to keep my balance.

What do you do to stay balanced?

Happy Printing!

 

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Two Index Card Gelatin Prints

2010 / /

gelatin print by linda germainI am quickly sharing yesterday’s and today’s index card gelatin prints.  Things are getting busy. Enjoy!

More numbers:

  • female figure stencil
  • plastic alphabet/number stencil
  • hand writing and
  • chance  went into this colorful print.

 

 

 

mixed media gelatin print by linda germainThe base of this print is a sticker that I found on the side of a box-

  • glued the sticker to the index card
  • gessoed over it
  • printed on top
  • stenciled some numbers on with pen

Enjoy your day!

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Adding Numbers to the Gelatin Print

2010 / /

abstracted numbers and a gelatin print by linda germainA colleague asked for some abstract artwork with numbers so I added a few numbers to today’s ICAD gelatin monotype.  It is going to be fun to play with numbers and geometric shapes for a while.  I love when text, letter and numbers are abstract marks rather than absolute meanings.

I used:

  • the typewriter again to put some numbers in the background
  • a plastic stencil to stamp some numbers into the orange ink
  • then the big zero that is bouncing on and off the page

Hey I added an about page to this site.  It was a bit risky for me.  I am trying to use a bit of humor to tell my story.  Check it out here.  Let me know if you think it is funny?  Cute?  too boastful?  Inappropriate?

Happy Printing.

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Link Love – 5 for friday

2010, monotype print / /

Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailI will be brief today and share 5 blogs that inspire me.

  1. UK MaryAnne at ScrappyStickyinkymess.  She does lots of Gelli Prints and art journals and freebies too.  Be inspired to make a wonderful mess of your own.
  2. Join Meridith Hudson, at RefrigeratorGood.com for fabulous lesson plans inspired by the great ones.  Her tag line is artwork worthy of a magnet. love it!
  3. Alma Stoller – fun classes and tutorials for mixed media .  I like this one here.
  4. Dudley Redhead does printmaking, stamping and just fabulous finished prints.
  5. CreateArtwithMe.com  is artist and teacher Michelle East.  She has great projects and photos of what she teaches her students.

I hope you enjoy these artists and appreciate their skills.

Enjoy!

look for these links in the next few weeks

  • On August 2, Link Love will focus on sharing your five favorite tutorials.
  • On August 9, Link Love will focus on links representing your five favorite topics.
  • On August 16, Link Love turns to your blog, and you can share your five most popular posts this year. (But exclude giveaways, please.)
  • On August 23, Link Love focuses on links representing your five favorite projects from any blog you read.

Thanks to Diane and Tammy.

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Typewriter to the task – mixed media

mixed media printmaking / /

add typing to your prints by linda germainI found an old typewriter at the local Salvation Army Store a few months back.  It was $6.00 I think.  I got a new ribbon for it and played with it for  a day or two, but did not do much more.

Today I put an index card in the carriage and started typing off the top of my head.  I was just creating a background of text for my gelatin print.  I was putting myself, my thoughts out there with the idea of getting them out and covering them up with marks and ink.

One cool thing with a typewriter, is if I make mistakes there is no spell check, no correction.  I just leave the mistake there and move on.  I kind of like that idea.  Does everything need to be perfect?  Fixed?  Maybe not.

I am feeling a bit nervous about the ICAD challenge ending.  I am very pleased that I stuck to the daily commitment of producing and sharing an index card a day.

Today’s gelatin print is:gelatin print with typewriter text by linda germain

  • on an index card of course
  • With typewriter text
  • used a female figure stencil that I cut out
  • speedball inks

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