HAPPY 2014!!!!!!!

Hope everyone is feeling frisky and full of fun for the start of 2014 :D

(I know I am)

I am already embarking on the adventure that is Soul Food, and this is the result of the first class with Mystele Kirkeeng

"LA LA LA......"

I won't be doing full technique reveals as it is a paid for course(so it wouldn't be fair), but I will share something I discovered.

Part of the process involved adding a layer using a Geli plate. I don't have one (yet). Other artists made suggestions of what you could use instead, but in a moment of inspiration I thought "hmmm....I wonder if a sheet from my wipe clean/disposable paper palette pad would work?"

IT DID!!!

I still want *neeeeeeeeeeeds* a gel plate though, and one artist kindly linked us to a blog that shared a well used recipe to make your own. 

The Glycerin took some finding, but I am know waiting for mine to set.

The recipe gives quantities for 9x12 or a smaller 16cmx16cm square(the sizes reflect the tins she had available).

I made up the larger mix and have opted for a 6x8, with the excess poured into a small round tin(one has to experiment you know)

If these work I am going to make a large one!!!

cost comparison (uk)......Geli plates start at around £19(£30 for 8x10).......home made cost of gelitane and glycerin  9x12 plate mix.....£10...got to be worth a try.

You can find the recipe HERE

Well off to roast a shoulder of pork for hot pork sandwiches....mmmmmm....with stuffing and apple sauce :D

Enjoy the year ahead...and try something new...every week if you can manage it :D XXX