Another studio session this afternoon, which I wasn't expecting to have. We had a phone call a couple of weeks ago postponing our dental appointment to 31st August (today). We have to travel about an hour to get to our dentist - we have always been with him and decided to stay with…
Another session in the studio this afternoon began somewhat unpromisingly, but it redeemed itself in the form of "practice makes perfect," and another page in my Organic Journal. Ink dipping I'm not sure what this technique is really called, because I couldn't find the video I saw several months ago. Froyle was doing…
It's been several days since I've been able to get in my studio and actually create something. We went out for the day on Friday (I will be blogging about that as soon as I've sorted the photos) and yesterday I was too exhausted and headachy to do anything at all. Apart from…
A couple of fruitful hours in the studio this afternoon. Well, mostly... Paper Mesh Thinking about my paper mesh experiments recently and how generally unsatisfactory the results were, I thought a bit more about it and decided that the sprayed pieces might work best photographed and used as printables. In their "real" state,…
Paper mesh I did some more work on the packing paper mesh pieces I was working on recently. I didn't like the sheet from the scrunched up paper mesh stamping: so I added some coffee staining - which I also added to one of the baby wipes that needed a bit more attention…
Faded Fresco Walls At last I've managed to get the effect I want, as shown by Robyn McClendon. I wasn't able to get the Stainz product she uses during the first half of the video because the shipping to the UK is totally ridiculous. You can get the effect without it, though, with…
Yesterday I had fun in the studio, with more experiments in mixed media. Paper mesh I've only just discovered what this extraordinary paper is called. I got some in a parcel recently, wrapped around a glass jar. When I first came across what I used to call "expanded paper" (because it is like…
Is it reasonable for one person to have soooo much fun? I am finding gel printing and collage, and freeing up my style, the most creative stuff I have ever done, and it's so liberating. I can't get enough of it! Pierced paper I began today's session in the studio by following an…
Venetian plaster/Fortuny-like backgrounds This is an attempt to follow what Robyn McClendon has been doing as a development of her passion for old walls. You can see the video here. I absolutely fell in love with this technique and the beautiful result and knew I just had to do it. The problem is,…
Emulsion Watching Robyn McClendon the other day, she produced some absolutely scrumptious "old wall" prints on her gel press, using matte acrylic or chalk paints. She brayered this paint onto the plate and then spritzed it with dye ink which immediately reacted and started beading up and pulling away from the paint. She…
