This first group has some of my favorites. For some, stamps were impressed in the paint covered gelatin, for others tools were dragged in, or items such as punchinella (sequin waste) were laid on top before printing, fork tines dipped in paint, and some have a combination.
One of the most difficult things was having enough paint on the gelatin, without using too much, although second prints from those over-inked prints were very interesting. Below are two prints with the left being the first print, and the right being the second print. Each have interesting possibilities for further enhancement.
Ellen printed these next two, so I'm not sure if she added more paint to the first one after printing the second, but I think she used leaves as a resist in the second, and then used them to print with (there may have already been a ghost image on the fabric). They are my favorite prints of hers, and I love the leaf detail in the first one.
I think this was my first print, and I found it difficult to control the stamps when trying to press it into the paint on the gelatin, because it was very slippery.
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these samples turned out beautifully! Doesn't it call you for more?!
I only wish I could have a huge studio with areas for each type of craft I do, so that they could be left out to work on whenever I wanted to. Since my messy work gets done on the kitchen table (covered, to protect it), I don't do as much playing with paint and dye as I'd like, but when I do, I try to make a day of it, instead of only working on one thing.
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