JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 5 Teabag stain pages Some time ago I made a lot of sheets with teabag stains on them. After making the tea, I squeezed out most of the liquid from the bag and placed it on a piece of watercolour paper to dry, adding more…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 4 Over the past couple of days I have made some progress with the pages. I have had fun rummaging through my stash, and discovering bits and pieces which I pulled out to use. Some of them have been lying around for too long and…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 3 Working on the noise makers for the front cover The six noise makers for the front cover are now complete. I had to use a variety of glues to attach them. The whole thing is pretty three-dimensional and they need to be firmly affixed.…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 2 I have made some progress on this new project. This is the sort of project that doesn't have a definite plan. As I see different materials, I am getting ideas of how to use them, and the project will evolve as I work on…
RECYCLED PAPER-GLASSINE BAG MINI-ALBUM VIDEO FLIP-THROUGH Two years ago I completed a mini-album created from paper bags with a glassine pannel. You can see the final photo flip-through here. Here are a few sample photos of the finished book, which I posted at the time. I haven't done a lot of videos of…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 1 My first true junk journal! I really don't like the term "junk journal" but I'm sticking with it for this project because everybody recognises what a junk journal is. I would much rather call it an album made from recycled materials but it doesn't…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 4 - COMPLETION AND FRAMING I am delighted to report that this piece of Islamic art is now completed, framed and hung. The mount My hubby bought this frame at the recent village fete, and reluctantly agreed to let me have it - when I first set eyes…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 3 - COMPLETING THE COLOURING This stage of creating my shamsa took me a lot longer than I expected. Sometimes you don't know how things will turn out until you actually do them and see the project as a whole, and what seemed like a good idea turns…
ISLAMIC ART - SHAMSA PART 2 - BEGINNING THE COLOURING A very fruitful session in the studio this afternoon, when I began painting my completed drawing. Before I started, I did a rough digital mock-up on the computer, using the quarter-view photo of the completed drawing, to help me to decide where I…
