Gelatin Printing

I’ve been getting back to a method I used often in the past to add color and texture to fabrics for art quilts.
Gelatin printing is a method of creating a monoprint:  a print that can only be repeated once (unlike intaglio, wood cut, lino cut, silkscreen, or other methods of print making in which multiple copies can be made.).
The plate can either be home made or purchased http://www.gelliarts.com/.
I recently learned a different method of making the homemade plate from Linda Germain http://www.lindagermain.com/ using glycerin, in addition to the concentrated Knox plain gelatin.  This makes the plate more durable.  But, as I quickly found out, it sets up much more quickly, so that my first attempt has bubbles and flaws in it because it hardened while I was still smoothing it out!
Nevermind, I’m using it anyway, until I get ready to make a new one, in which I hope to improve.
For the art quilt I am starting now, I wanted to add a bit more color to my substrate, vintage feed bags, which I had also rusted (see a previous blog).
The gelatin printing added just enough texture and color.