I found traditional carbon paper (that we used when I was a kid) at my beloved Arts & Crafts Thrift Shop in St. Petersburg. I used part of the carbon paper in the collage, and then also used it to scribble on the piece. I loved the juxtaposition of the yellow against th neutrals. This became a series of collages all entitled "Scribbles"

The negative space between the elements intrigued me and gave nice relief from the heavier elements.

The black 'rock' already had some texture from the gelli plate, but I emphasized it more by adding hatch marks with a white gel pen.

I love the natural colors combined with the strong Native American influence in New Mexico. When I pulled the paper off the Gelli plate, it ripped. These torn shapes and edges became my inspiration.

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I was really interested in the combination of different gel prints. The top on is from a Asemic stencil looking like letters. The bottom one is more geometric. I then used a 3rd one in the middle to join the 2, along with some Japanese rice paper from my mom.