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To be present is a gift

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mixed media print by linda germainSo I am pleased I have made progress on this site.  The support guys have been great!  I am very pleased with the service. I am having challenges with the insert of a photo.  It seems so simple but it is not.  The photo just wants to push the text and not wrap?  Hmm how do I get it where I want it?  Is it best  to add it first or last.  I am going to do an experiment and see.  Raining here, good for the plants.

I am thinking add the photo at the end and maybe it will go where I want it to.  Well I will give that a try.  Let’s see what gifts i can be present to, today!

Enjoy!

 

 

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Goal for today

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gelatin workshop

This is huge and why does the text sit right on the edge of the image and not  wrap.  I find typing in  WP very frustrating. It did it again.  I would like the text to wrap and it is not wrapping.  I need to go to Yoga and come back with fresh outlook.  So 3 times or more to get the image in.

  1. it is not what you see is what you get
  2. maybe I need to change themes
  3. I am not using the features that attracted me to the theme
  4. I really don’t like the blog post format with the author and stuff on the side
  5. but I want to make a decision and move forward
  6. I am going crazy

So what can I learn from this process?

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Printmaking Inspiration at the Gym

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gelatin monotype by linda germain
gelatin print in 2 layers

I was recently inspired by the tv at the gym.  I was walking on the tread mill and watching the tv without audio.  I forgot my earbuds.  I realized that I could learn a lot about composition, division of space, camera angles and the like for this soundless video.

This is just another example of how learning, inspiration and often the answers are right there if we can open our eyes, be still and let it in.  Hmmm?

This idea of seeing and making art was confirmed yesterday when I went to listen to Barbara Moody talk about finding the artist’s voice.  Early in her presentation she noted how we, artists can walk down the same street and see very different inspirations, from shape, texture, line, color and subject matter.

What is your inspiration? What do you see?

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Stencils for Gelatin Printing

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stencil for gelatin printmaking
cut some stencils

These stencils caught my eye during the recent gelatin printmaking class.   I like to use figures in my prints and the way these ladies were draped over the back of this chair, just grabbed my attention.

I think they are simply photocopies  on regular paper or on card stock.  They look like they have a coat of mat medium on them and are drying in between coats.

The black and white one has great negative space. …

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