Today Tony was super tired and went back to bed about 11.30 (healing after two major surgeries is hard work). I decided to get out my Gelli Plate, some Golden Fluid Acrylics, stencils, old lace and some texture plates. Oh, and a random pile of paper. Hours later, here’s just a few of the papers I now have tucked away for card making, collaging, art journaling and other fun stuff. And there’s a wee supply on it’s way to an arty/crafty friend!
I have completed the cards; they now have silver stars and a sprinkling of snow. I decided to sell them for $3.50 each, with $2 from each sale going to the Philippines disaster recovery via Oxfam. My sister and her family lived in the Philippines when the kids were little and one of my staff has a partner who comes from there, so want to help out. More than half of them are sold already! Might be another card making session coming up.
I’ve spent part of the day making Christmas cards using Gelli Plate prints; none of them are finished yet. The inspiration came from an email by the Cloth, Paper, Scissors team. There’s a link to the project I have transformed into cards.
I needed to get some art time in, so I shouted myself an online course with Carla Sonheim. I own one of her books and love it, and when I saw that she had a course on landscapes using a Gelli Plate I couldn’t resist. I’m loving the course and will be doing it all over again with a friend in a couple of week’s time. Here’s what I have done today; each piece has been back to the Gelli Plate probably 7 or 8 times. I love the process she teaches, and her calm approach. I may yet work into these a bit more, but need to really look at them first.
Cath Sheard Art 