Florence Turnour's Blog

I made some new stencils to Gelli Print though. On this one, I drew on the print with black and white pen. I like the tree stencil, but I'm enjoying using the cut-out portion of it as a mask more. And last, here are some birds. I know many people use their Gelli Plate prints for collage, so this isn't revolutionary, but after printing with my stencils for a while, I notice that the masks look like they'd make great collage elements. Does anyone cut and then print on the little bits? Or does everyone print and then cut? I make my stencils from overhead projector slides. These are the masks Thanks for looking!

This is a practice gelli print that I made when my mother was here. Off and on we talk about collaborating on a project in which I provide window fabric and she sews it into something wonderful. This print is on deil paper. I drew on the print with a thin liner, and then added color with colored pencils. High rise  This image was inspired by the children's book, The Curious Garden, by Peter Brown . Thanks for looking.

I am now the proud owner of another craft tool, the Gelli Plate .  They have a very active facebook page, and after watching interesting image after image go by, I finally gave in and ordered it. I love stencils and am excited to have another incentive to make them. I have made stencils before, using old overhead transparencies in my Silhouette electronic cutter, for use on paper, with stamps and for use on fabric, sun dying .  Now I am making stencils to use on my Gelli Plate. I'm at the "copy every tutorial you can find" stage in my printing. If you do Gelli printing, you'll recognize these easy techniques. Here are some of the images I drew for my stencils. I'm enamored with folk art designs, at the moment. Folk Art Flowers and Birds by Florence Turnour Floral Wreath by Florence Turnour Here are some prints from my first effort with the Gelli Plate. I am looking for ways to embellish these prints, to add interest and help the designs pop o...