What a bunch...

...of wild and wacky women we had in the Puffin studio today...and some of the most amazing stencils just as a by-product!  It was the Burn, Baby, Burn stencil burning playshop, and didn't they get down to having fun?

Carol, Linda, Cecile, Kate, Anne (!!), Lynne and Carol

They all started (tore into, really) on sheets of house wrap,

 burning their way from shape to shape,

 and utilizing every bit of creative freedom they had.

 Some started in with a Sharpie-drawn design,

while others hit it immediately with their burners.

 

No matter their choice, they made some stunning stencils...

 and watching each other design was an important part of the process.

Much of the fun was testing the newly created stencils on the Gelli plate.  It was rather like opening presents on Christmas to see what running the stencil through its paces could invoke.

And is that any wonder, with the stencils they made?

What they accomplished in just three hours is remarkable, especially given all the goofiness and laughter that comprised the morning!  Well done, ladies, and thanks for making my day!