The ink or paint on the gelatin slab is extremely sensitive to impressions made by almost anything with some structure. The veins on a leaf, the seeds of some wild grass or even material of an old sock will leave you amazed at the hidden beauty of things we see every day, but never so fine.
It basically comes down trying it out. Try out combinations of structures, in layers and different colors, and every time you pull a print there is a moment of expectation before you see what you have made.
Using a set of stencils I cut from card, onion net, plant material, stamps and masks (the piece that comes out of the stencil) and many layers it is possible to tell a story and create an atmosphere. I got quite home-sick while doing this series.
Peep over my shoulder and see how I use stencils to make these prints.
Using a small gelatine slab, I demonstrate a few of the basics of gelatine printing.
We're all getting older and the question in my mind is "How old do I want to get?"
I looked up famous people who had celebrated thei 100th birthday and was amazed that these people had lived so long.
I also tried to tell the story of growing older and losing a partner, and what that must feel like as well as capture the memories that one must have after 100 years of living.