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in a world where everything is on fire, taking the

in a world where everything is on fire, taking the time to be creative can feel selfish.

I firmly believe that our art, our creativity, our craft hobbies: the little things we do for ourselves play an even more important role in our lives: to help us process, to function and then be able to pour into our loved ones better than ever.

so as life gets busier and throws more curveballs: I choose to lean into looking after myself better so that I can serve the people around me from a place of abundance.

what's one little thing that you do just for yourself? I would love to know 💕

I gel print because it is my therapy 🫣 #gellia

I gel print because it is my therapy 🫣

#gelliarts #gelprinting #mixedmediaart

A little ramble about moving into a smaller art st

A little ramble about moving into a smaller art studio space, purging, being intentional about using the things that give you joy and being gentle with yourself when the guilt creeps in.

Comment GPS26 to get on the waitlist for Gel Print

Comment GPS26 to get on the waitlist for Gel Printers Summit 2026.

This is the fourth year that it is running and it is my honour to be teaching for the third time!

Learn how to gel print on fabric with me and make this no-sewing needed fabric journal cover which I am absolutely thrilled with how it turned out 😍

You can easily slip your gel prints in and out of the elastic bands and include your favourite journals 🔥

Get on the waitlist today and get $10 off the early bird price.

Join me and 13 other tutors in a course that is focused more on intermediate and advanced techniques, with classes that you can watch at your own pace.

Comment GPS26 to get in the list 🎊

#gelprinting #mixedmediaart #journalcover #diyjournal #gelplates

A very chaotic, unhinged and unfiltered gel printi

A very chaotic, unhinged and unfiltered gel printing session 🤓

#gelprinting #printmakingprocess #mixedmediaart ##gelplate

I'm trying to be more mindful about how I use my t

I'm trying to be more mindful about how I use my time, so instead of doom scrolling on my phone, I made a travel analogue bag with just a few small bits that make me happy to keep my hands occupied while I wait for my daughter to finish school or one of her activities.

I want to model better habits for my daughter, so instead of using my phone, I packed a small cross stitch kit (gift from my friend Marshaaaaa @marshavalk ), my Hokusai print cover journal and my current read The Mountain Is You which I have been trying to finish for thr past few months.

My attention span is really shot as I am a very fast reader, and I can't make myself focus long enough to finish more than a few pages at a time. But I must admit, that since I have been consciously doing less screen time, I have been making huge progress with my reading.

I am pleased to report that while my daughter was in her gymnastics class, I managed to do two lines of cross stitch, the only thing slowing me down was that I forgot I was wearing contact lenses and I usually have to take my glasses off for detailed work 😂😂😂😂

I enjoyed it so much, to have a few minutes of mindful creative practice all to myself, instead of doom scrolling on my phone.

I also have a house purse/analogue bag version that I use at home, and i might share that as well in the near future 😊

Here's to bringing more whimsy into our lives, learning to slow down, be mindful and actually use the things that we have been collecting to give us joy 💕

I'll share a photograph of my cross stitch progress in the comments below 👀

Have you noticed a longing in yourself to be more mindful or creative in your daily life? Or let me know what you would add into your "analogue bag" 😊

#analogbag #analoguebag #analoguelife #whimsymaxxing

Bad Prints Are Better Than No Prints 👡 Start s

Bad Prints Are Better Than No Prints 👡

Start small, start anywhere, start imperfectly.

✨️ Just Start ✨️

Those short few moments that you take for yourself, to do something creative with your own hands, matters more than we realise.

Take out your gel plate, dust it off and make beautiful, messy, imperfect, bad, wonderful, experimental, just-because gel prints because the process is magical, liberating and exactly the release that we as recovering perfectionists need.

Want to improve your gel printing or not sure where to start? Comment Cheatsheet to get access to my free online class 💕

I often get asked how to clean stencils, brayers o

I often get asked how to clean stencils, brayers or even dried out brushes. This is my go to process for deep cleaning supplies that are syper covered in acrylic paint.

I try to clean my brayers and stencils as I am working with baby wipes, water or a microfiber cloth, but sometimes they get covered in a thicker layer of paint which needs to be deep cleaned.

I like to use a solution of Murphys Oil, but you can use Biotex as well. I know some people also soak their brayers with alcohol hand gel and a napkin too.

If your brayers are super crusty like mine, then you can soak them overnight in your solution.

I like to deep clean my brayers every few months so I have a " clean slate" to work with 😊

I also find that with some rubber brayers, you can peel the acrylic paint off like a skin (no soaking needed) which you can use in your mixed media art and journals!

As acrylic paint is essentially liquid plastic, try to strain the waste water through a coffee filter or paper towel before dumping the water. Throw the solid paint skin in the rubbish bin so it doesn't clog your drains.

If the paint is falling apart on the brayers and not peeling off in one go, you can use a dedicated cleaning brush to scrub off the paint.

How do you like to clean your brayers, stencils and brushes? Or do you not? 😂

(Please note: never use harsh chemicals to clean your gel plate, I will do a separate post on how to do that!)

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