As part of the Thinking Futures day on 5 November 2014, I made participants a little notebook to write things down from the academic talks in the morning. I made very simple pamphlet books with stitched covers.
I made the covers using a gelli plate, which is a way of monoprinting. I really love the gelli plate. It’s a clear sheet of jelly, about a centimetre thick, and it can be used over and over again. It’s very easy to use. I brayer on some fluid acrylic and then pull the print. You get the customary veined effect if you use the paint fairly generously:
Sometimes I just use paint rollered onto the plate:
Or use them to stencil onto:
Or stamp and use embossing powder:
Or you can great effects with plastic stencils used as a mask:
The last one uses sequin waste as a mask.
If you take a print after lifting off the stencil you can get really nice embossed effects:
Seriously easy, and although the plates aren’t cheap, it is very straightforward to get excellent results. My next step is to try it out on fabric.
These turned out great and what a nice gift for your participants.
Thanks -they were surprisingly quick to make, and looked lovely in a bunch.