Sometimes an Idea Takes a Little Time to Gel

February 2, 2024

Sometimes an Idea Takes a Little Time to Gel

OK, I admit it. I thought making a series of CutUps would be quick and easy; I’d churn out two dozen pieces in no time. Turns out, more often than not they’re time-consuming and challenging.

Who’da guessed?

Probably my muse. I suspect the challenges are precisely what my creative energy is meant to be grappling with right now. How do I know? I know because that is what my creative energy is grappling with right now.

A recent Joyful Puttering blogpost by MaryAnn Shupe, creator of things that bring her joy, featured her use of a print she made with a gelli plate and Stabilo Woody watercolor pencils. My response: I want to make one of those!

Pulled out my gelli plate (unused for many years), pulled out my Stabilo Woodies, and pulled a print. Thanks, MaryAnn!

Way fun!

Wanted to use it as the background for a CutUp.

Way challenging.

But, after a day of feeling droopy, discouraged, and draggingly disappointed by difficulties, an idea came close enough for me to reach out and snag it.

*The Short Answer Will Do*
3 x 4″; acrylic, watercolor pencil, and collage on card stock
CutUp
2024

artist at play

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Dotty Seiter

14 responses to “Sometimes an Idea Takes a Little Time to Gel”

Nicky Hardenbergh

February 2, 2024 at 12:50 pm

Oh Yeah!!!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 2, 2024 at 2:54 pm
  
  Thanks! Wonderful to see you here—I’ll put this on our ‘agenda’ to discuss further : )
  
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roseanne333

February 2, 2024 at 2:59 pm

I loved this technique, too. Yours is so pretty. 🩵

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 2, 2024 at 3:33 pm
  
  Thanks, Roseanne. It was beginner’s luck to pull that gelli plate print, and I was very tickled!
  
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Joyful Puttering

February 2, 2024 at 3:09 pm

Well isn’t that fun! I love your Woody Stabilo print….and your cutups are the perfect addition! I spend a lot of time developing an idea…and sometimes I even find my way. I am enjoying watching you find your way with these little cutups.

And the funny thing is…my blog post tonight includes an idea from YOU! We’re all just sharing and exchanging ideas!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 2, 2024 at 3:38 pm
  
  Three cheers for the sharing and exchanging of ideas—I’m loving the abundance! These cutup caught me off guard me a little—I did the work originally in a landscape (horizontal) orientation but then rotated it 90 degrees and fell in love with the surprise of that presentation : )
  
  Thanks for your appreciation of my gelli print and the added cutups, MaryAnn!
  
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  1. Joyful Puttering
    
    February 2, 2024 at 4:02 pm
    
    Thanks for the shoutout…by the way! Love that you fell in love with it when you changed the orientation. Don’t you just love surprises!
    
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Dotty Seiter

February 2, 2024 at 4:03 pm

You’re so welcome, MaryAnn, and yes to art surprises!

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imajenationgmailcom

February 2, 2024 at 6:18 pm

in viewing this piece, I am an octopus looking up through sea kelp to see the sun shining on the ripples of the water. Pure magic!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 2, 2024 at 6:45 pm
  
  Lola, OMG! When I turned this piece to its current portrait orientation … I looked up through sea kelp to see the sun shining on the ripples of the water!!!
  
  Talk about pure magic!
  
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  What I didn’t realize was that I was an octopus. Huh.
  LOL.
  
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Simone

February 5, 2024 at 9:03 am

I really like the cut-ups, they’re very powerful, and make a beautiful contrast with the more ‘airy’ background!

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 5, 2024 at 9:18 am
  
  Simone, thank you for your welcome feedback on the visual language of this piece. I continue to be surprised by all the ways my CutUps are pushing, challenging, guiding, inviting, and stretching me. SO much to learn … by doing : )
  
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Sheila Marie Delgado

February 6, 2024 at 5:59 pm

Haha, love the title. I think that is my solution for today. Haha.
LOVE this! 🙂

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1. Dotty Seiter
  
  February 6, 2024 at 6:44 pm
  
  Always fun to play with titles, always grand to have them appeciated! Thanks, Sheila.
  
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