Freedom to explore your voice/materials

2010, Uncategorized / /


Gelatin Prints on the Line by Linda Germain

I came across a 13 minute video about Aelita Andre, a 5 year old painter from Australia. She was given the freedom to explore and see what happens.

I was struck by the complete freedom she has to pour, squirt and spatter unlimited amounts of paint on giant canvases.

Wow!  I did not watch the whole video – short attention span.

But I did start to think about how I could give myself that much freedom/support/approval and what would happen?

What can we do for our artist self to cultivate that non-judgmental fluid freedom of expression? Hmmm?

I would say I do allow myself to print piles and piles of gelatin prints without a lot of harsh judgment.  When I feel that limiting, judgmental voice sneaking in, I am going to

  1. switch gears,
  2. find a favorite tool
  3. and continue to explore.

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Tiny Gelatin Prints with Linda Germain

2010, gelatin print tips / /
Cut up gelatin for printmaking by linda germain
Tiny gelatin for making prints – Linda Germain

Today, I am thawing out a bucket of gelatin that I froze a few days ago.  And I just had to print with the tiny bits that were thawed out.  I mad layers of tiny gelatin prints as a textured background.

Think outside the box and play with printmaking.

One helpful hint – freeze it in small portions so it is easier to thaw.  I put 3 big plates of gelatin in one big bowl.  Not the best idea.

Check my video on ATC’s and gelatin printmaking.

Happy Printing!

 

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Masking Stencils from Photos for Gelatin Printing

2010, gelatin print tips, masking stencils, stencils / /
Cutting masking stencils for gelatin printmaking
cutting masking stencils for gelatin monotype printing

Here are a couple of gelatin plate monotype prints that I made with the masking stencils that I cut yesterday.

The little guys are from a photo that I took.  As you can tell expressive body language and strong negative spaces make for interesting stencils.  Think of  the fantastic iPod ads from a few years back.  Happy Printing!

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One way to use photographic images in gelatin printing

2010, gelatin print tips, stencils / /
Find a photo with a figure that has interesting
negative spaces.

I have a play with gelatin printmaking day coming up on Saturday, July 28th and one of the participants asked about incorporating  photographic images into gelatin printing process. So she got me thinking.  I did photography long before I started gelatin printing and would like to see how I can combine the two. So right off the top of my head the first way I use photos is to make masking stencils.  These stencils always make for more personal prints when the image is your own.
Here some gel prints with this stencil.

Print it out the size that you want
Carefully cut out the shape with a very sharp knife
Little details can make a big difference
Coat both side of the masking stencil
with mat medium

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