Last weekend was the one meet-up that we would have for all the Little Alters 2013 artists. We did not meet the entire time we exchanged, but rather we emailed and posted our art to one another. Lynn Vernon kindly hosted the group, fed us, and introduced us to her adorable dog (see below). About 3/4 of the artists were able to attend.
New friendships made, old friends reconnected, and plenty of art was created! We experimented with Gelli Plates by GelliArts. These are printing plates where you roll paint on a firm jelly surface (think Jello jigglers), then press a piece of paper on top to print or pull the paint off. It's really fun and the results are quite fascinating... if you go into this with zero expectations that is. Have specific expectations and you may be sorely disappointed. Have none and you are very likely to be delighted!
New friendships made, old friends reconnected, and plenty of art was created! We experimented with Gelli Plates by GelliArts. These are printing plates where you roll paint on a firm jelly surface (think Jello jigglers), then press a piece of paper on top to print or pull the paint off. It's really fun and the results are quite fascinating... if you go into this with zero expectations that is. Have specific expectations and you may be sorely disappointed. Have none and you are very likely to be delighted!
Mono Printing with a Gelli Plate
Here's one of GelliArts tutorials to get you started with their Gelli Plates. Such FUN!
Below are photos of 5 completed Little Alters projects in the 7 Gypsies Shadowbox Type Tray we used to create our little alters in for the project.
Below are 6 trays up close. These trays contain the art created by other artists and then sent to the artist who's name you see below. The artists who particpated in the project were as follows. I've also listed a few of their talents, but my list is far from exhaustive.
- Peg Gyldenege - creator & organizer - metalsmith, glass, bead, wire, mixed media
- Gwen Gyldenege - that's me! - sculpture, mixed-media, fiber, paper, pencil
- Kimberly Kostel - metalsmith, wire, glass beads
- Marilynn Dondero Rich - glass & fiber
- Beth Drobny - mixed-media & collage
- Nancy Strahle - metalsmith, beads, wire worker
- Lynn Vernon - metalsmith & wire
- Kathy Dannerbeck - metalsmith & wire
- Lou Hernsberger - fiber artist
- Lynn Hranc - fiber, bead and mixed media
- Cyn Bicker - sculpture, fiber, mixed-media, bead
In my next post, I'll show you all the pieces I created during the Little Alters project. It's quite a lovely body of work. Something of which I'm most proud.
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