this week I made the yellow feathered star block for rainbow scrap challenge... used more yellow scraps. When it was finished I noted the center yellows looked too similar so I got these out
copper paint, tested on a yellow scrap, perfect! Dab paint on with sea sponge
then went over with gold paint on the test scrap... maybe... I like stenciling a lot
these blocks are paper pieced (foundation) from this book
so stenciling was easy with the paper backing. Iron when dry makes it permanent. I also shaded that one with brown prisma color pencil
the four colors so far |
I also worked on the two yellow improv pieces, the tops aren't done yet so hopefully I'll show those next week.
I wrote some stories this week, and painted a bit. I signed up for a mixed media workshop free online by Laly Mille who's work I like. I don't work like her and am allergic to the mediums she uses to make the gorgeous work. But, I tried. First I tried drawing with my non dominant hand (Left) with the stabilo crayon, then daubing with water. I added in just a bit of watercolor paint.
just on some old recycled copier paper. I like it! Then she had them cut out...
the goal is to make collages with them, like paper appliques... she wanted us to layer paints and collaged bits first and I can't do it with her supply list. I tried working in series by using painter tape to section off the paper. I scraped on acrylic paints with a knife. Then tried drawing over it, but it repelled the pens, and inks, so I used elmers glue to add in bits and bobs
Posca pen didn't even show up well. I cut out words, flowers from sheet music, sheep, and some sparkly scrapbooking geegaws in my stash...
I plan to make cards for a few people
and like them... I cut them out to make 6 small paintings to attach to card stock that I can mail from the house.
I finished my table scraps challenge piece for next week also so... that's about it for this week y'all
I loved this video and want to do things like this: enjoy
watching tutorials : I like paint and paper, paint and fabric, and these ideas of how to free-cut then collage were worth a try:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf-qvECDDX0
linking with
design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/
https://beadwright.blogspot.com/