Gelli plate / fancy potholder

 This was a reason to keep things. Until this printing session, I had no idea why I had left this in my stash. A decorative crocheted potholder with no function other than hang in a retro kitchen. It made great prints!

Acrylic paint with fabric medium on fabric:

Textile paint:

Acrylic paint on paper:

Acrylic paint on fabric:

I am most pleased with the textile paint. I had a jar of blue, but it had been watered down for another project and just didn't work. I think I globbed on more paint than the other experiments. I imagine that if I  continue to make prints with this potholder that it will not absorb paint off the gelli in the same manner - I could end up with a mess or an even better print!

Gelli project

 I've been asked to demo gelli plate printing at the Mississippi Valley Quilter's show in October. Most of my previous printing has been on paper. Some experimenting and program planning is  on my to do list. 

My first prints used yarn on the plate with acrylic paint. Both pulls using paper look good.

The second set is on fabric. Again, both prints look good. 

I plan to do a few prints each week to come up with a good sampling to show and do some stitch work for examples. For now, my studio is a bit too warm to work in for long. Summer is most certainly here!

Putnam Museum 2

 

Putnam Museum

 Girls Day Out! After lunch we headed to the Putnam Museum in Davenport.  I especially enjoyed the kaleidoscope exhibit. Very interactive with much hands on play time!

The Pink One / Eve / Temptation

 Updates on this piece somehow didn't happen. "Temptation" is mostly done. I'd still like to add some more shards, but also find it necessary to move forward on the next piece. Yellow needs more beads and stitches. It seems like a good piece to stitch on when I'm feeling a little grey and down. Bright yellow will brighten even the foulest of moods!

But this was to be about the pink one! Looking at the photo helps me see exactly where I want to add a little more.  For now, it can rest with the others waiting for the QC Arts gallery show in January. It seems like a long time from now! Especially when we are under a heat advisory this week it is difficult to even think about cold weather.

7 minute art week 4

 And that's a wrap.

Moments of Light

 Moving along. Probably won't make my June 30th goal for finishing, but I am happy with what is happening. I like how the sequins fill in and give extra texture. I'm loving using the threads Beth gifted me! I am blessed with wonderful friends. 💛