• Blog - Creativity

    Experimen-Tea

    September 27, 2011 - By 
    So I did get inspired from sorting buttons. Not to actually used any of those buttons but by color.
    I painted a 12×12 deep edge canvas with several shades of yellow.  Then using a palette knife applied a bold wave of burgundy then some thin lines with the edge of the knife.
    I knew I wanted a circle…I love circles for some reason.  I knew I had a perfect piece of Citra Solv paper. I used gel medium to adhere it to the canvas.
    It’still needed something. I decided to try out beeswax over the top. I’ve always wanted to try it so why not right!It wasn’t as easy to spread as I thought so I decided to get out the heat gun to try to smooth things out a bit.
    After several minutes of fussing with it …melting,…cooling…melting some more…
    I came up with my finished piece.
    Or at least I think it’s finished… This is where I struggle…not knowing when enough is enough.
    I love that the paper that once looked slightly out of place is now firmly set into the painting..looking as if it is “one with the canvas”.
    Stop by Kimmie’s to see what the Tea Tuesday gals are doing today….maybe you’ll even see a teacup in a picture.  🙂
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    Stacks and stacks of books

    September 21, 2011 - By 
    When I read about Seth Apters latest collaboration idea I loved it!
    I have tons of books….both ones I’ve created and vintage ones.
    Of course, being the procrastinator that I am…I didn’t even start to gather anything until about 25 minutes ago. Boy, was I in for a surprise… I had way more books that I ever realized.
    My stack on the coffee table had to be moved to the buffet where I could use the wall to prop them up!

    My book arts stack is very colorful…and fluffy.

    I tend to make books that don’t have a chance of
    ever laying flat.

    They must sit splayed open inviting a passerby to pick it up.

     

    The edges of altered board books are probably my favorite.
    With the ripped papers hanging slightly over and the different colors of paint grazed
    across the edge by happenstance.
    I also use stacks of books in decorating my house. This stack currently sits on the mantle.

    As a little lift for a plant to get it some much needed sun.

     

    For some height on a shelf.

     

    And lastly the set of books
    I refuse to stack.
    They are the first thing you see when walking into my house.

     

    I have my Grandpa’s medical books and his Norwegian Seminary book, my dad’s Bible plus some poetry books from the 1800’s.
    Thanks for stopping by today.
    Now I must set my house back to rights…geesh…what a mess I made.