2010

I 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.

 

 

 

The 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!

A 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.

I am in the studio listening to country music and trying to understand the difference between all the types of gelatin plates and how they interact with different paints and inks.

“Gelatin” Plates that I have:

• Gelatin and Water Plate – how instructions here
• Gelatin, glycerin, Alcohol and Water – Instructions here
• Gelli Plate – Purchase here

Inks/Paints I am using:

• Speedball water based inks
• Daniel Smith water-soluble inks
• Golden Open Acrylics

My gelatin and water printing plate was very old and on its last leg so I had to toss it and now I am waiting for a new one to harden in the refrigerator.

I will have to do a video of this comparison experiment some time soon.  All that I can say at this point is that

• with each variant, you will have a different type of impression/monotype print.
• weather is a factor for most the material plates and inks/paints
• I will probably never have a definitive answer, so
• It will come down to using what I have available at the time and
• the desired type of impression that I am hoping to create.

I will always love the quality and richness of the Daniel Smith Inks, but I am sensitive to the oil in them.  The print above was made with the Daniel Smith water-soluble inks and the gelli plate.

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Happy Printing!