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Artist Trading Cards – a gelatin prints

2010, monotype print / /
Over the weekend I went crazy making ATC’s.  That would be a good crazy.  So I have 40 or so cards with 2 or 3 different images.  It was kind of fun to make a bunch of similar images.  I think they all had a dance feel to them. Because my studio is so cold right now and I needed everything to day quickly I used the speedball inks.  I Used hair spray as a fist fixative and then I brushed on two coats of matt medium.   I do have a video about ATC’s and gelatin printing.
Post by Linda Germain

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Joy – Peace and Stacks of gelatin

2010, monotype print / /

I have been thinking about creating joy and peace and how I often create stife and struggle.  Hmm?  The choices I make.  Well I will have another chance to choose peace and joy in just a second.  Today somehow I “lost” the only key to my car somewhere between the ignition and the front door of my house. I did find it between the seat and the console.  But now I know what I want for Christmas.  A key to my car – simple. I have 2 stacks of gelatin in my refrigerator – one very old and ready for the trash can and one fairly new. What to print?  Or do I just begin and see where it goes. http://www.linda-germain.com/

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It’s Cold outside!!!

2010, monotype print / /
Today I was making Christmas things at the farm.  Cold!!!! in the Barn.  Tonight I am looking forward to meeting with my artist’s group.   I embelished a box – with prints and collage bits.  That was our shared assignment for the group.  Since I did not really have a box that I wanted to work on, I used the small box that a deck of card comes in.  I figure I can put some ATC’s in it. Enjoy!

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In the Studio making Gelatin Prints!!!!

2010, monotype print / /
I am finally in the studio and printing.  It feels good.  I am singing and dancing along with my country music.  Today I am feeling the Christmas spirit.  I bought some materials to make a quilt for the family yankee swap.  I have been playing with christmas card images and cutting some stencils.  I have about 6 old moldy gelatins in the refrigerator.  One had to be thrown out today, but I used another and got some nice textured effects like the background on this angel print.  Here I am using Daniel Smith water soluble inks for the angel and speedball gold for the background. This is a picture of the moldy gelatin.  Don’t be afraid.  Use it you will get some fun results. http://www.linda-germain.com/

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2010, monotype print / /
Rainy day here in New England.  Good day to play with gelatin printmaking.  I have worked out a good system for cropping down the prints to the artist trading card size. 
  1. Start with a small print- 3″ by 4″
  2. Use a Matt with a 2.5″x3.5″ window to select the best composition
  3. Poke the corners of the cropped image with a pin
  4. Flip the print over and apply glue to the area between the holes
  5. Using the pinholes as a guide adhere a sturdy card to the back
  6. Trim the print down to 2.5″x3.5″
  7. Put your label and information on the back

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