Have you seen my latest project on the Gelli Arts® blog?
I’m customizing a store-bought cotton table runner to fit my Easter decor. Gelli® printing on fabric is so easy and fun!
Check it out here!
Monoprinting
Inspired by | …
| Marsha.
Hi there! It’s the 10th! Which today for the first time in almost 5 years (!) unfortunately means that there is no Inspired by post…
The reason is that my friend Riikka and I have teamed up with someone special to create with something in particular. But the ‘something’ isn’t here just yet… So stay tuned for that post later this month!
In the meantime we’ve decided to share what’s going on/what we’re working on…
WIDN
What I’m doing now is obvious… I’m writing to you!
It’s part of my admin day. On Mondays I’m usually tackling boring computer stuff, e-mail, invoices, receipts and such.
So it’s not the most creative workday of the week to share with you, but it is reality!
I taught two super fun Gelli printing workshops yesterday at the Handlettering Academy organised by Creative Xperience.
I still had to unpack all of the workshop stuff this morning and clean the used Gelli plates, brayers and painty stencils.
These brayers (now all clean!) were kindly lent out to me by the fab Esther of Artchicks Studio!
I was hoping to have some time left to play… But I haven’t gotten around to that yet. So I’m going to leave you with some of the examples I had prepared for yesterday’s workshops instead:
You can read about Riikka’s current goings-on at Paperiliitin. And remember that we’ll be back later this month with a real Inspired by project!
Enjoy your day!
Inspired by | La La Land
| Marsha.
It’s the 10th and I’ve got a new instalment of Inspired by to share!
Inspired by is a blog series by my friend Riikka and I. We decide on a theme (and that theme can be anything from a film, a book, a painting, to an item, colour scheme or material) and then we create something with that theme or thing in mind.
We keep what we’re making a secret until reveal day on the 10th, when we show you and each other our creations.
As we were preparing this in the month of the Academy Awards, the theme almost had to be another film… And what better film than:
La La Land
I’m going to keep it short this time… I was so excited to see this film and luckily for me, it did not disappoint! It was total bliss from start to finish. And I seriously wanted to (tap) dance all the way to the car when it was done.
City of Stars
I’ve listened to the soundtrack on and off ever since. The songs are real ear worms: I could not get rid of them, even if I wanted to. So when it came to my project, I knew I wanted to do something with the lyrics and preferably a mono print.
I got the idea to look into the galaxy painting trend from the stars and the planetarium in the movie. I’ve wanted to try this for a while now and I found a great step-by-step watercolour tutorial by Gaby Friedman, that I just followed.
I had two test runs: one in a journal to test the watercolour technique and then another one to test the Gelli printing.
Then I made the mistake of changing my paper. I used a mixed media paper for my test print but it buckled heavily. I decided to use a watercolour paper for my second ‘real’ print instead.
The result was stunning, but… the paper ripped badly when I removed the masking tape that was supposed to keep the border around the print nice and crisp.
So I went back to mixed media paper and did a third print. Which didn’t turn out bad, but I liked the second print better. Oh well…
Handlettering
I left the handlettering for the next day. And because I had let it percolate for a bit, I decided not to use the lyrics, but to go with the ‘ear worm’. I used all three prints and my test page to play around a bit.
Conclusion
This was a fun exercise! I loved playing with watercolour again!! I also knew this already, but sometimes it’s good to take breaks and think about things for a while instead of getting it over and done with. I’m happy with my results!
Now head over to Riikka. I can’t wait to see what she has come up with!!
Gelli Arts® | Colour Mixing
| Marsha.
There’s a new post up on the Gelli Arts® blog! And this time it’s about colour.
If you are struggling with unintentional mud coloured Gelli® prints, then I’ve got you covered.
But don’t worry if you already know all about colour theory and colour mixing. I’m sure you will still be able to find some inspiration in the video!
Check it out here!
PS. Remember that you can save 10% on your order with Gelli Arts® with my (affil.) discount code! It’s MarshaV
Workshop | Handlettering Academy
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I’m super excited to announce my first live workshop of this year!
Maaike and Frencis invited me to teach one of six masterclasses at the Handlettering Academy, their one day handlettering event in the Netherlands!
What: Handletter Academy
When: April 9th, 2017
Where: De Kloosterhoeve, Harmelen (NL)
Registration is open. Find out more at Creative Xperience!
I’m looking forward to seeing you there!
Gelli Arts® | Valentine’s Day Cards
| Marsha.
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon and I’ve got a simple and sweet new video tutorial up on the Gelli Arts® blog!
Also: have you noticed the new Gelli Arts® button I quietly added to the sidebar? You can now save 10% on any purchase over $20 in the Gelli Arts® shop when you use the code MarshaV at checkout.
Have a fun weekend!
Gelli Arts® | Paper Snow Globe
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There’s a new video tutorial up on the Gelli Arts® blog today!
According to the Dutch weather forecasters there is a chance of snow again today. No flakes in sight yet though… In fact: so far it’s been a beautiful sunny winter’s day!
So whilst waiting for a real life winter wonderland, I gelli® printed one on paper instead!
Visit Gelli Arts® to see the full project!
Gelli Arts® | Gem Ornaments
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I’m over on the Gelli Arts® blog today sharing a little project to glam up your holidays. It’s do-able for kids as well as adults!
Head on over to Gelli Arts® to watch my video and to see what I created!
Gelli Arts® | Fall Bouquet
| Marsha.
Have you checked out the Gelli Arts® blog lately? Last week it was my turn and I shared a colourful autumnal printing idea suitable for kids as well as adults!
Head on over to Gelli Arts® to watch my video and to see what I created!