Artwork consisting of different media
MIXED MEDIA PROJECT FOR MARGARET, AND COLLAGE PAPERS Last night I began work on the mixed media project I am making for our neighbour Margaret, who has kindly given me another batch of her crafting materials. Mixed media hanging panel I'm not really sure what to call this! I haven't made anything like…
SPLAT BOX PAPERS What is a splat box? Any sort of box, usually a cardboard one, that you put something in before you spray it with ink or glue, to prevent overspray all over your desk. I have two sections of cardboard box that I cut so that they are open on one…
STUFF FROM MARGARET, KITTIES AND MORE MINI-EMBELLISHMENTS Our neighbour Margaret has obviously been having a clear-out. She has now given me several bags of bits and bobs from her crafting days, and with the last lot, I thought I really should do something with them! Some of the earlier stuff has been put…
TAPERLOGY UNBOXING! My second post today. At last my long-awaited parcel of fabulous goodies has arrived. Taperlogy I first came across this when my favourite New Zealand artist Froyle did a video on it, unboxing her parcel. I had never heard of this site before - it is run by a lady living…
PAPER EMBELLISHMENTS - LITTLE SPARK PLUGS FOR NEW IDEAS! Easy peasy things to do while sitting on the recliner watching TV. Paper beads I have wanted to try making these for ages. They are super-easy and fun, and with a bit of work afterwards, they can be made stronger, and you can add…
ALTERED BOOK: "THE JOURNEY" - COMPLETION OF PAGE 2: FRANCE 1 Last night I returned to the first French page in this altered book and completed the spread. Just as a reminder, here is how far I'd got with it before I moved on to the next page. All I had done was…
ALTERED BOOK: "THE JOURNEY" - TITLE PAGE, TEXTURE PLATE AND MARK MAKERS A red letter day for me - first day back in action in the studio after my recent run-in with Covid. I can't tell you how good it feels to be back. Title page of my new altered book Just a…
GEL PRINTING AND INK SPRAYING, USING PIERCED PAPER AND UNSATISFACORY PRINTS, AND A RED LETTER DAY When I was going through my various papers and backgrounds yesterday, I pulled out quite a few not very good or incomplete gel prints ready for further treatment. This morning I spent a bit of time working…
INTERFERENCE PAINTS, AND PREPARING FOR THE ALTERED BOOK Another session pottering in the studio. New paints I ordered this cheap set of 18 interference acrylics from Amazon and they arrived today. They are supposed to be interference colours, or as it says on the box, colour-shifting. This is the range of colours. Opening…
ALTERED BOOK - BEGINNING THE FIRST PAGE, AND SOME STENCILLED BACKGROUNDS Another enjoyable and fruitful session in the studio this afternoon. Stencilled backgrounds I selected some of my gel prints that needed further work, and included a couple of my Venetian Plaster ones, in order to add some stencilling. I was keen to…
