I made some simple paper stencils based on ink drawings of plants in my garden, and dusted off my gelli plate to make some monoprints. Much as I love the natural colour palettes I’ve been creating this year, I still can’t resist my tubes of fluorescent acrylics! I also made some others with a calmer colour palette that sit quite well with some of the used paper stencils.

After chopping up some of the gelli prints that didn’t go so well for collages, I was still left with tiny offcuts which I made into another collage. I always enjoy using up paper that was otherwise headed for the bin.

It’s been a week of play (slightly less busy with work as it’s half term and lots of my clients are on holiday). I carved some rubber stamps based on a collage I made of a cordyline in a pot as part of October’s daily drawings. l love the quick way you can try out different colour combinations with stamps, and also build up layers of colour and texture.