Monday, July 16, 2012

Gelli Printing.........Found Objects


Work in the hay fields has come to a screeching halt...

It has been raining for two days!


With extra time on my hands, I pulled out
the Gelli Arts plate:


Today I am using the Jacquard Lumiere Textile Paints...




I made a few hand made stamps from objects I find:

I found a bag full of rubber rings at the thrift store.
I glued the rings to a piece of plastic.
Made a great stamp!




The thrift store also had a pkg of chipboard letters
that I glued to a piece of plastic.




The hardware store had a huge pkg of felt circles.
I glued them to a piece of plastic I cut from the bottom of
a disposable food container.



 It didn't take long to make a dozen prints on fabric:

The Gelli Arts plate is 8 x 10 inches.
If you create your own gelatin plate, you can make it
any size you want.




I also came across this plastic garden screen.
Makes negative grid lines across the printed fabric.





This fabric was printed with the red rubber mat and
the black plastic garden screen.





These prints were created with a wire BBQ screen
and circles cut from freezer paper.





This print was made with a plastic screen from a food smoker and the chipboard letter stamp.




These prints were made with freezer paper circles
and the rubber ring stamp.




 Detail Images of a few of the prints on fabric:














FUN printing with FOUND OBJECTS!


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CLICK HERE:  How to make Gelatin Printing Plate

CLICK HERE:  Gelli Arts Printing Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  Gelatin Printing Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  My review of the Gelli Arts Plate

CLICK HERE:  My Gelatin/Jello Printing Class Slide Show


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn


Friday, July 13, 2012

Gelli Printing on Fabric...



I came in from the hay field today and wanted
a creative fix...


I thought I would give this new Gelli Plate
a whirl...


I have printed on natural Gelatin/Jello plates 
for a few years.

Let's do a review of the Gelli Plate...




It is convenient, so is a good choice tonight 
when I am tired.

Just open the package and take out the 





The textile paint rolls on smoothly, just like when
I use the natural gelatin/jello plate.




I get a good, crisp print on fabric.




The only difference I experienced between a
Gelatin/Jello plate vs Gelli Plate
is the Gelli Plate dries out quickly...



A natural gelatin plate is moist, giving you
lots of open time with the paint.

Next time, I may add extender to the textile paint to give me more time to work before 
the paint dries out.



You need to plan out the materials you will use 
as a resist, or to make a mark 
before you roll the paint on...

then, roll on the paint and work quickly 
before it dries.



The Gelli Plate cleans up easily...
by the time I printed the ghost print, 
the plate was nearly clean.
Then I use a wipee to get the little bit of paint left around the edges.


For spur of the moment creativity,
the Gelli Plate is great!


For planned printing, I would 
choose the natural gelatin plate.  
I can make a larger size plate, and
I have all the open time I need while working 
with the paint.

Now....who is going to clean up this creative zone?


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CLICK HERE to view:  Gelatin Printing Slide Show

CLICK HERE to view:  Gelli Arts Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  Watch me create a Jello Printed Quilt


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Hay Field...


During Hay Season there isn't much time for
The Thread Shed...


Through the camera lens I am able to get my 
creative mojo in gear...






This is a fence line around the hay field...






It's all the inspiration I need today...




 Gunnr and I are the Fire Crew:


We watch over the hay field...





Fire Trailer




Brad is baling round bales today...


6 foot Round Bales
Weight: 800 - 1,000 lbs.





When the bale is done, the tail gate opens...






The bale rolls out...





This is the inside of the baler...
8 Belts...each 40 feet long



 The tail gate closes...
and he's off to make the next bale





Gunnr stays cool in the green grass at the edge
of the hay field




This is the view toward home:


We are in the hay field across the river from our house...




At the day's end, we cross the river...


to home.

As always, I am happy to share my
photography.  If you are inspired, feel free
to use these images in your personal art work.


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CLICK HERE to view:  Class Samples

CLICK HERE to view:  Fabric Dyeing

CLICK HERE to view:  My Cord Bound Edge Tutorial


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Crows and Fence...


The fence work is complete...


Our 25 year old white fence has been rebuilt and
is sporting a sage green paint job!

It blends in beautifully with the surroundings,
just what we hoped for.



Remember these images from last week?

Crows...




The images are printing out beautifully on
white cotton sateen fabric.



The crows continue to hammer away at the pie cherry tree:


I have enhanced and saturated the color on these cherries
in the iPhoto program so I can use them as part of the
crow quilt...



The crows rest on the fence posts in the driveway
between rounds of munching cherries in the yard:


It is tricky to get a good image of a crow...
As soon as they see me, they screech loudly and fly off!





As long as the cherries hold out...
I will keep snapping away with the camera!


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See the original crow images CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE to view:  Sun Printing

CLICK HERE to view:  Screen Printing

CLICK HERE to view:  Jello Printing with Botanicals


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Monday, July 9, 2012

Hay Baler....Back in Action!


As you can see, the rebuilt baler is back in action:


It is pumping out 6 foot round bales like a champ!





To see this baler on FIRE:  CLICK HERE



On my way out to the Thread Shed this morning
I took a few photos of the flower beds:

 Daylily




Blue Hydrangea




Purple Hydrangea

That's enough blogging for now...

I need to get back out to the Thread Shed and get
the building prepped for new flooring.

We are hoping to install the new flooring when the
hay is all done!


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CLICK HERE to view:  Bubbles and Blooms Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  Cow Pony Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  Woven Sunshine Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  My Trunk Show 2011


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi