Day 10~Monoprinting Backgrounds

Annie O'Brien Gonzales led the Day 10 Workshop, titled Monoprint Collage, in which she demonstrated monoprinting which can be used for future backgrounds or anything your little ole heart desires. 

I did not have the vellum paper or the deli paper. Instead of the vellum, I used the same cardstock that I used for monoprinting on Day 7--the Neenah, smooth finish, super heavyweight (110 lb.) copy paper. In place of the deli paper, I used tissue paper.

The first mono print done on tissue paper.

Ghost prints were done on collaged paper.

I collaged mine together the day before.

The ghost print.

A side-by-side look.

The second monoprint on starry tissue paper.

The ghost print on collaged paper.

It didn't turn out very well.

A side-by-side look.

Since I wasn't happy with the ghost print, 

I decided to print over it.

Still not content, I decided to do another set and print over it again!

Here's that monoprint on teal tissue paper.

Here's the ghost print on top of 

the already twice-printed collage paper.

Of course, the white isn't going to show up very well. If I had known I was going to print on the teal paper and use white, I would have collage some color on the ghost print papers but I was flying by the seat of my pants.

The side-by-side view.

When finished, I took the Gelli plate...

...and turned it over onto my work table paper.

I like it!

When the work table paper is full, it'll be cut up to use for something--background paper, collage pieces, whatever.

I'm enjoying the Gelli printing, and

I really like working with tissue paper! 

The first prints were my favorites. 

Do you have a favorite?

Time for Day 11.

See ya soon,

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