Where is the Rain

The sun is shiny and it will be another warm mid-November Day. Come on rain, where are you hiding.

“Prayers go up and blessings come down.” – Yiddish Proverb

Been trying to finish some of the starts, really made to many,so some will be made into cards. More on cards at the bottom of post. Prints go fast, the painting and the collage steps take more time.
Collage step from Be Comfortable with Uncomfortable

Screening In Screening Out

10" x 8"

Gelli-print Paint Collage

                                               Off the Gelli-plate                    Added paint

In Love with patterns

10" x 8"

Gelli-print Paint Collage

                                      Off the Gelli-plate                     Added paint

Sticks and Stones

10" x 8"

Gelli-print Paint Collage

                                  Off the Gelli-plate                         Added paint

Been giving a lot of thought as to how to get to the next step, selling. Up till now it hadn't really entered my conscious mind, it was probably hidden deep in my unconscious. Since I have been making cards for family at birthdays etc. decided this may be the place to start. These are not prints but my original work. I bought a package of colored card stock quite a while ago. Have decided to call my cards "frame me" because they are a card and a gift at the same time. Taken this one step forward have ordered 100 transparent stickers for my card-stock cards, and 100 cards single folded cards with the logo printed on the back with envelopes. Since it was a small order I chose a lovely buttermilk color.

I have questions about mounting. Glue or double tape? This card was made before I got my paper cutter.  Thoughts and advice most welcome.

Back

My Avatar is a section of my grandfather's 

business card. Almost a hundred yrs old

Front

More Surprises

Print
Collage
Mask Print
Paint

Number 4  

Left 3 layers of Print 

Added Collage

                         

Cycle of Circles

Masks and Print

Paint

7" x 5"

240 gm paper

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Number 5

Left 3 layers of Print 

Added Collage

Let Down Your Golden Hair

Masks and Print

Paint

5" x 7"

240 gm paper

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Sold

Number 6 

Three Print Layers

Added Collage

Stand by Me

5" x 7"

Masks and Print

Paint

5" x 7"

240 gm paper

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$35

Playing for Change

                     

                                                    

 

Surprise Surprise I

Back to my Gelli printing course. I am still amazed at all the surprises that show up in the printing process. I did the second part of lesson 5 which dealt with first collage and then prints, These exercises start with printing, 3 layers, collage, printing with masks, and finishing with painting. No wonder a number of surprises in these steps. I worked in a series of 6 pieces, used a limited palette.

            

 Stage 1 three printings each with a different color, use of string and paper masks. I changed the order of the colors

           

Stage 2 The addition of collage pieces

Peanut Butter

5" x 7"

240gm paper

Gelli print\

Collage

Gelli print + painting

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One Two get Ready to Play

5" x 7"

240gm paper

Gelli print\

Collage

Gelli print + painting 

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Follow my Star

5" x 7"

240gm paper

Gelli print\

Collage

Gelli print + painting

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$35

Extreme Composition Shape Arrangments I

Lesson 2

Part 2  a

Arrangements of simple shapes using the vocabulary learned in the first part of the lesson.
Restrictions were to use one shape and only gray,black and white.
Did these in acrylic using stamps,printing, masks, and collage on 5 x 7 " white bristle paper.

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