Hello Fellow Gelologists,

In a recent posting I wrote about Gelography- the art of printing and drawing on gelatin.  At a recent event, I was commissioned to print the logo for the Ride Studio Cafe's unveiling party of a new 7 Cycles customized bicycle line.

It was a great event and an awesome cafe right off the Minute Man Rail Trail in Lexington, MA. I stopped over recently on a long ride and had a delicious hot chocolate, the perfect break for a long bike ride. 

Using rice paper and vegetable dye markers, I was able to create their logos on top of a layered gelatin shot. Also on the platter are the Candy Corn shot, Rootbeer floats, and caramel apple cider shots inside Granny Smith Apples. 

I'll be taking the Gelography to then next level when I pick up my new printer and edible ink cartridges this week! 


Have a great day before Thanksgiving!

Gelography

Hello Fellow Gelologists,

Suffixes and Prefixes.  Remember those from English and Latin classes? If you're like me, you might have trouble remembering the differences between an electrocardiograph and an electrocardiogram. One's the machine and one's the readout.  As to which one is which, you'll have look it up. 

But you probably know the difference of say, astronomy vs. astrology.  Nomy means the systematic knowledge of, and Logy, is the study of.  So with Astronomy you have the science of stars and the universe and with astrology you learn whether you should leave your house that day or cheat on your spouse.  Err... uhm.

So what's the difference between gelology and gelography? If you Google "gelography" you first get, "Did you mean: geography?" 

And no Sir, er... Maam, err.. or whatever gender you are Google,  I most certainly did not.  I meant GELOGRAPHY." 

Which leads you to a lot of spelling errors links.  So let me be the first to coin, (OK I'm not the first) Gelography- the art of printing and drawing onto gelatin.  

I learned this technique from Michelle Quiles at Blooming Gelatin Art in Los Angeles. Using vegetable dye pens, food coloring, and brushes I made this as tribute to my past co-worker and present Gel-fan- Julia.

Under the big blue gelatin sea..