SCRAP-BUSTING - CLUSTERS, AND A NEW PRINTER Another studio session in an attempt to reduce my overflowing scrap collection. I decided to make a set of clusters, simpler than my previous collection. The earlier ones are quite thick with a lot of layers and bead dangles etc. I needed to make some that…
COLLAGE PAPERS FROM OLD FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS I have a large stack of old letters from the bank, statements, council tax bills and what not. I used to shred all this stuff, but some time ago I began tea and coffee dying them with the intention of turning them into useable art papers. As…
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…
MASTERBOARD BOOK - TEXT COLLAGE PAGES Today I added five more pages to my masterboard book, which is a scrap-busting project that I started last month. It is an A4 spiral bound sketchbook which I am using to create a number of masterboard pages ready to be cut up and used in projects.…
ORIENTAL STYLE ALBUM PART 1 BREAKING NEWS - UFO crash lands in Shoshi's Studio! No alien bodies reported found Great news. One of my longstanding UFOs (UnFinished Objects) is now complete! I began this project in the spring of 2023, with one or two bursts of enthusiasm to work on it further in…
UV RESIN USING NAIL ART MATERIALS AND JUNK MAIL IMAGES This was supposed to be an entire session dedicated to making inroads into my UFOs (UnFinished Objects) but as usual I ended up doing something else! The second half of the session did go according to plan though, and there will be details…
MASTERBOARD BOOK - BOOK PAGE COLLAGE I have just added another page to the masterboard book which I recently started. It is a book page collage. This was relatively quick to do, because I had a pile of book pages after trimming away the white borders, ready for making tags and other projects.…
TAGS FROM CAT FOOD BOXES My hubby was throwing some cat food boxes into the recycling bin the other day and I intervened on their behalf, offering them a new lease of life. These boxes contain several small tins of the food we get on subscription online. The boxes have some nice plain…
TAG TOPPERS I am currently making a collection of tags from recycled packaging, and as part of the process, I am making tag toppers. This project is also a stand-alone one, because I'm making a large number of these toppers which will go in my stash, ready to be used when required. The…
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…
