Yes, of course! The Gelli It Up! playshop at the
College of the Rockies, Creston, this past weekend was beyond fun. With three different kinds of paint, nine enthusiastic participants (two of them working with fabric rather than paper) and WAY too many techniques, it was bedlam!
From striking abstracts
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| Doesn't Linda's print make you think of searchlights over a city?! |
to luscious realism,
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| Verona's tulip heaven. |
the prints were one-after-the-other stunning. Jackie's first print of the weekend was stellar...just look at these gorgeous colours!
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| Yummy texture, too. |
They made and printed with fun foam plates,
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| Fun foam by Linda |
texture plates
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| I recognize Eileen's hand-cut stamp in the middle, but there was so much sharing going on, I'm not sure this is her print! |
and blue jean templates.
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| Nor am I sure who created this. |
They printed on magazine photos
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| Judy's lace print over an abstracted teapot photo from a magazine. |
and even on funny money.
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| The new fashion in colourful Canadian bills? |
They layered
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| Love how the violet paper Jennifer used underneath peeks through for additional colour. |
and textured
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| Those repeated circles really do it for me. |
and had the occasional happy accident!
Eileen was so keen that she went home at the end of the Saturday's class with one of her prints and over-stitched it to incredibly beautiful result...isn't this a corker?
Busy as bees, they watched,
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| Photo thanks to Eileen |
and then worked
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| Jennifer (back to us), Shelly and Verona |
and worked
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| A contemplative Christine |
and worked.
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| Linda adds colour |
It's a wonder they hadn't collapsed by Sunday afternoon, yet they still looked ready for more!
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Back row: Verona, Eileen, Judy, Linda, Shelly, Jackie
Front Row: Jennifer, Christine, Anne |
Today's
Helpful Hint: When 'choosing' participants for a playshop, make sure they're as playful as these! It was so much fun to be with this Gelli-crazed group that I hope we can do an encore next year. Thank you all for joining me at the college Summer Series!
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