more gelli printing

Photos from Day 3 of my Carla Sonheim, Gelli Printmaking class. A couple of pieces are finished, others need more work and two need a coat of white paint!! Carla says that there's a high miss rate on this type of printing. Out of a batch of 8 prints, you might only be satisfied with two or three. Others might need a little more work and the rest, relegated to an ever growing pile of collage fodder. Of course, she says that you could always start again on the back of the print, and if it turns out, and you end up selling it (as if!!), the buyer will get two prints for one. I'm still having a lot of fun by focusing on the process and not sweating the outcome. Today is the last day (Day 5) of the class and I'll be missing it terribly. Carla has given us a few more hints and suggestions on how to complete some of the pieces that still need work. One is quite radical and I can hardly wait to try it!!! I'll let you know how it all turns out in my next blog post.

By the way, did I ever tell you that I LOVE paint? There's something soothing about working with it in such a serendipity fashion. I literally zone out of the real world, by immersing myself in a sea of colour. It's a very sexy way to work!! Working nekkid is also a real option, but I'm conservative and prefer to work in my PJ's. Giggle! Did I tell you that I'm a morning person? No PJ's after noon for me, no siree Bob!