This post goes to show that perseverance wins the day. It has two weeks since I started to learn #gellprinting and now I can pretty much make what I want. The future brings more practice to see what else I find out. #wip #printmaking #art #designthinking #print ##makersgonnamake

As an #artist #entrepreneur I treat some of my designs like products. These #teainfusors are best sellers. When I sell one I make sure to get them back in the shop fast. These two are ready to roll. #makersgonnamake #kitchen #tea #shoplocal #supportlocalartists #supportsmallbusiness

Welp, made my first #gellprint #collage 🐦 plus fooled around with frames. This coming week I will work with botanical #printmaking and see how to maximize results. #art #wip #mixedmedia #designthinking #makersgonnamake

Nature is the ultimate artist. Saw these formations on my walk the other day. I didn’t notice the red pops until I saw the images. #scapes #photography #landscape #nature

Day11 🧇 oh! multiples. When I think about #printmaking I think multiples. I have found if you are willing to experiment, you can achieve your #art goals. These #prints show you can make multiples in a medium that is essentially designed for #monoprints 🔓 #wip #art #designthinking #makersgonnamake

day 10 🥂 the first #minimal one is where I want to go with this. Plus here is where I work in the mornings when it is cool and the humidity is low. Tomorrow I try a collage with the prints. #art #abstractart #printmaking #learnsomethingnew #wip #makersgonnamake

day 9 👍 moving right along. finding the best paints for backgrounds and opacity. I have found regular copy paper works the best for me. Stencil cutting is key for original #gellprints 🍿Working my way toward #collage 🍡 #printmaking #art #wip #learnsomethingnew #makersgonnamake

Day 8, At last, real progress and a direction. It pays off to stick with something that you thought you could not master. I am far from high levels here, but it is another step in the right direction. ps. added drawing and color. #wip #art #printmaking #gellprint #designthinking #makersgonnamake

end of the week. 7 days of experiments, experience and research. This coming week I have to answer the questions that nag me about the medium itself, mainly, what is the end game here and how can you push the method? #wip #art #printmaking #stencils #gelprints #learnsomethingnew #makersgonnamake

A relative of mine voted for 🤡. Yesterday she said she didn’t like what 🤡 was doing, but she didn’t like the others enough to vote for them. We all knew what 🤡 would do (he told us) for yet regretful voters shake their heads. This is the very definition of a “mark”. #politics #FAFO

day 6 of self teaching #gelprinting 📕 I had new developments and understanding of this medium. Plus I got a boatload of paint off of marketplace for cheap. #yay Next week I am going to work on more control and cutting stencils. #art #wip #printmaking #learnsomethingnew #makersgonnamake #abstractart

Day5 breakthrough! ♨️ In my research I discovered a tutorial that stressed using reclaimed materials in #gelprinting and I was off to the races. #babysteps and methodical procedure is the key to learning anything new. #art #wip #printmaking #craftpaper #makersgonnamake I am getting there.

day four of learning gel printing, (we will not talk about day 3) getting there. This time masking and stencil cutting. As frustrating as this is, I am glad to have the challenge. #art #wip #gelprinting #paper #printing #learnsomethingnew #makersgonnamake

Bridges and jobs for low income seniors, not patios and ballrooms

Day two of #gelprinting 📺 Added another color with a stencil. These are pulls, I figure I will do these until I really understand it. I also tried a variety of papers. #art #printmaking #wip #paper #botanicalart Figured out how to keep the plate cleaner between pulls too. #makersgonnamake

I decided to teach myself gel printing. Here are my first attempts. ps. look at the detail! #art #printmaking #botanicalprints #wip #makersgonnamake

I added gift tags to my arsenal of gift giving stuff! I also have reusable gift bags, which is like giving two gifts in one. Did you know makers make 80% of their income this time of year? You can support your local economies 🎁 #supportlocalartists #shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #greetingcards

Minute Venue :: 2025 As I progress through this series I want to expeiment with the surface of the #painting itself. Can it be partly or mostly what the image has to say? #art #minimalism #abstraction #abstractart #makersgonnamake

A little repair work today after work in the studio went sideways. #photography #domesticlandscapes #sewing #scapes

yes

Limited Proximity :: 2025 Well things have been bleak in the US of late. This work reflects that reality. I could not bring myself to bright and cheery. #art #abstraction #minimalism #abstractart #painting #politics

really, what is?

Sold the last round of my flower art kit last weekend so I whipped up three more. As a retired educator I aim to give users the basics of #woodworking and #sculpture. I also used reusable materials in the kit. #art #supportlocalartists #sustainableproducts #shopsmall #sustainabledesign #flowers

We got your back Never relent

Set up my cut paper #greetingcards at the studio. I had a good business with them at another shop that closed and decided I can move them over and try them out. #wishmeluck 🍀🤞 #illustration #supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #cutpaper

Cemetery in New Hartford CT. Mostly Victorian era graves but certainly more modern makers as well. #photography #scapes #landscapes #rural #connecricut #cemetery #graveyard

Late summer in #newengland means bounty but also the tinges of decay. #photography #scapes #landscape #landscapephotography #nature

she is right, of course

Now that the weather has cooled it is time to make shampoo bars! These are vegan, sustainable, and all natural. I have been making soap for a while and have eliminated most of the plastic bottles I used to throw away. #noplastic #soapmaking #vegan #sustainableluxury #allnatural #homesteading #makers

Lightly Edged :: 2025 Working more with text, wanting that old ad effect. Pushing color pallets is always a risk. I have found expected color generates more favorable feedback. #art #painting #letterforms #ctartist #abstractart #makersgonnamake

Ending vaccine mandates, halting clean energy projects, discouraging electric vehicles purchases by nixing tax credits. Way to turn the clock back into oblivion for the U.S. What a joke.

My hand mobile made a few years ago. It took about 15 minutes to cut each hand but it was worth it. #art #sculpture #reclaimedwood #kinecticart #makersgonnamake

amen> love you Maine!

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Approximate Site :: 2025 Fun with color and texture here. Artists rarely resist the urge to experiment. Controlled chaos often rules the creative process. The pallet makes me smile here. #art #painting #abstractart #symbols #minimalism #makersgonnamake #letterforms

yes

Falls Village Connecticut is loaded with these refurbished old homes. The first blue one was in a sorry state last I saw it. The tree soaked last image hides a victorian masterpiece. #lookforit #oldhomes #connecticut #houses #photography #scapes We have much to live for.

I hope History remembers 'The Battle of D.C.' Oh, the litter, the mulch!! NEVER FORGET!

let’s do this again

Easily Pshaw :: 2025 The mix of commercial stencils and hand cut is working on this series. I found a new source of #reclaimedwood for the backing board too. So it is this until I get board and need a new challenge. #art #minimalism #abstractart #plaster #symbolism #painting #makersgonnamake

this right here.

Cleaning up and framing these two for exhibition. I like to enter juried shows these days to support local arts organizations. Plus, it is fun see my work in galleries. 🤣 #supportlocal #galleries #shopsmall #nonprofits #art #painting #abstractart #makersgonnamake

Just like we saw during the pandemic states will take over on vaccine recommendation for its populous. Wise leaders will continue to protect society while partisans hacks will play games with public health not based on scientific rational.

indeed again

Closely Venue :: 2025 This one came out of the blue, but very satisfied with the result. I think minimal is my vibe for a while. Symbols cast the realm of possibilities for meaning. #art #painting #minimalism #abstractart #abstraction #symbols #makersgonnamake

indeed

Starting to harvest basil and thyme for the winter. Freshly harvested and dried herbs are the best all year long. #homesteading #sustainable #sustainability #photography #herbs

Roughly the Dickens :: 2025 Here is an example of a work that went poorly from the jump. I really thought I needed to follow through, so I did. Today it may be gone but I think, artists need to commit to ideas to get anything done. #painting #art #wip #abstraction #abstractart #makersgonnamake

Scantly Sector :: 2025 📕 Found my large stencils! “Play with scale” is part of the abstraction playbook along with placement and color. The aesthetics of abstraction is the point, implied meaning is in the domain of the viewer. #art #abstraction #color #painting #minimalism #makersgonnamake