Studio Equipment Archives - Shoshiplatypus

Masterboard Book – Voynich Manuscript, and Printer News

MASTERBOARD BOOK - VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT, AND PRINTER NEWS Some more pages for my masterboard book, this time using images from the Voynich Manuscript, but first, I was unhappy with one of my earlier pages: This was the one with the financial documents and Payne's grey water. It looked messy and dull and I…

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15th September 2026

Books and Albums / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Masterboard Book – Inked Kitchen Paper

MASTERBOARD BOOK - INKED KITCHEN PAPER Another stash-busting project! Cleaning up operations When I work with inks and paints, I don't like washing left-over media down the sink. For paints I usually wipe off the brushes onto various scratch papers which mature nicely with time and make good collage fodder or backgrounds for…

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13th September 2026

Studio Equipment

All my Golds – an Update

ALL MY GOLDS - AN UPDATE In my previous post on this subject, I thought I'd remembered all the golds I have in the studio, but there were several that I forgot. In this post I hope to remedy the situation, and this time I hope I haven't forgotten any! This is page…

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20th August 2026

Mixed Media Art / Paper Dyeing / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Masterboard Book – Scrap Busting Project

MASTERBOARD BOOK - SCRAP BUSTING PROJECT After quite a lot of precise, detailed work recently, I felt the need to splurge a bit, and have a session splashing about in the studio and getting inky and making a general mess (needing to mop the floor afterwards!). Tea and coffee-dyeing, inking, stamping, stencilling... all…

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8th August 2026

Calligraphy / Drawing and Painting / Embellishments / Islamic Pattern / Mandalas / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment / Teabag Art / Zentangle

All My Golds

ALL MY GOLDS Sorry, Mr. Shakespeare - "All that glisters IS gold" - at least in Shoshi's book! A friend recently asked me about what gold I like to use in my art, and rather than just replying, I thought I'd do a post about it because it might be of interest or…

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29th July 2026

Digital Art / Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

UV Resin – Small Circular Digitals

UV RESIN - SMALL CIRCULAR DIGITALS Shoshi is resinating with a new art form! I've done a bit of UV resin work with a small starter kit, but the lamp proved rather inadequate. I have now bought a new one which is much better. Some time ago I downloaded some digitals from Dragana…

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19th July 2026

Studio Equipment

UV Resin – New UV Lamp

UV RESIN - NEW UV LAMP I have recently taken up UV resin work, in order to make small embellishments for my mixed media projects. I began with an inexpensive starter kit which included a small UV lamp. This proved to be pretty weedy and it took ages to cure anything, so I…

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19th July 2026

Books and Albums / Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Fussy Cutting Digitals

FUSSY CUTTING DIGITALS I have recently downloaded quite a few digital kits for printing, mostly freebies from very generous artists who often create these to celebrate milestones in YouTube subscriber numbers, or for their birthdays and so on. I have also purchased a few kits. These are always very reasonably priced. Once you've…

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28th April 2026

Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Shopping Haul

SHOPPING HAUL Yesterday we had a shopping trip to Newton Abbot. I don't get out that much and a day like this is a real treat! My hubby took himself off to the museum after dropping me off, and I made a beeline for The Works for starters. I spent far longer in…

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25th April 2026

Embellishments / Mixed Media Art / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Faux Vintage Tape

FAUX VINTAGE TAPE Grunge Rules, OK! I am following Crafty by Toni, and Sevenplaza with Margareth from the Netherlands on YouTube, and love their grungey mixed media and mass makes. A lot of people lately have been reproducing the look of old Sellotape which you often find mending the pages of old books…

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17th April 2026

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