Artwork consisting of different media
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 17 Continuing to work on the second signature of the album. The third folio This is very rich, consisting of a large piece of thin gold foil forming the basis of the folio. As it is so thin, it has required some reinforcement at the…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 16 Continuing to work on the second signature of the album. The second folio I've bundled together three smaller pieces to form the second folio rather than treating them as individual ones. The dark translucent page forming the outer layer of this series is a…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 15 Having decided there would be too many pages for a single signature, I had a rethink on the order of the pages and the need to create a second signature. Because the arrangement of the signature is a bit complicated, I've decided to show…
GIFT SET FROM FUSED CEREAL BOX LINERS Cereal box liners seem to be the thing in the mixed media community at the moment. You can fuse them with heat, and if you want, you can sandwich stuff between the layers and it is trapped there. Napkins are a favourite. A gift for our…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 14 Elements for the first signature I have been working on the finishing touches of the first signature. There were three remaining pockets which required contents. Pockets on the first and last pages of the signature I had formed a pocket across the bottom of…
FUSSY CUTTING IMAGES FROM OLD BOOKS Before anyone gets aerated about destroying books, I would only usually do this with books that were damaged or destined for landfill. However, there are a lot of second-hand books on Ebay, full of beautiful images, and I don't really have any qualms about cutting these up…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 13 Completing the bird page pull-out and the whale tail tabs The large pull-out sheet that goes in the bird page pocket is now complete. The front is a laminated napkin, laid over a piece of gold card and stitched around. When I photographed it…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 12 Bits and bobs During today's studio session I completed a couple of pages and made a pocket insert, and also some tabs. Completing the reverse of the greetings card folio I had made a start on the inside of the umbrellas greetings card but…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 11 Red Sounds page - 6 different sounds! This is the other side of the cat page, and the final page of the folio made from the packaging paper which is red on one side and brown on the other. It features the bulk of…
JUNK JOURNAL - MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE PART 10 A fairly short post this time ("Thank goodness!" you all chant) - adding a detail to one of the pages made from the wrapping paper that is red on one side and brown on the other. Choccy Bickie Tea Tom's Studio, a site where…
