So it works!
My gelatin plate feels a little weak but it worked fine for the few prints that I pulled in my 85 degree studio.
So I am going to freeze the rest of my plates and melt and shape them just before the workshop next week.
Happy Printing
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So thanks to texas, artist and gelatin printmaker, Cathy Savage, I am hoping to extend the life of my gelatin plate.
I have two workshops that are two weeks apart and I am hoping to use the same gelatin plates.
Two weeks in the refrigerator in the summer is a long time.
So Cathy says freeze it, Microwave it and let it harden, and then printing begins.
One benefit seems to be that the mold and scum settles to the bottom of the gelatin after it is reheated.
So far so good. I will see if it is ready for gelatin printing tomorrow.
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| ©linda germain 2012 gelatin print on slippery paper |
So I learned to love freezer paper from a student I had up at Haystack, Catherine Worthington. She shared that it was one of her favorite studio tools. We used it to make masking stencils for gelatin printing. That got me to thinking. What if I printed right onto slippery paper? What would the ink do? What would the marks look like? How would the ink layer? I happened to have a pile of slippery card stock that I got from EXCL in Lynn. So I started to play and I ended up with some happy surprises. The paper creates surprising holes and dots and marks. It also releases some of the ink back on to the gelatin plate. So if you think it then TRY IT! Happy printing
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| ©linda germain 2012 gelatin plate monotype on slippery paper |
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| gelatin print on slippery paper by linda germain ©2012 |
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| ©2008 linda germain – mixed media print – the girls |
Stop in to the Wicked Big Cafe and try the breakfast panini. Yummy bananas and honey and swirly bread. I will be there on Sunday, June 24th from 1 -3, and on Thursday July 28th from 3 – 5. Enjoy
10 more days to see the Faces exhibit @ the cafe Read More »
This is a good week to stop in and see my faces and figures exhibit at the wicked big cafe because the Mural dedication is Friday at 3 and we Are expecting about 100 people. If you have time come to the event and mingle. It’s free! Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman will be there in addition, the MA Cultural Council will be there too!check out the details here
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