Natural Elements Gelli Plate Play

During a recent Gelli Arts mono-printing demonstration 
(practicing for the up-coming workshop)

I used leaves and ferns for the first time.  

Last fall I had pressed/dried some leaves in books. 
Dry maple leaves made perfect resists.
My dried fern stuck to the wet paint and began disintegrating.

I also found some leaves and ferns where

the snow has recently melted away.
  The fresh foliage held up much better.