The base of my page is watercolour card,
with a thin layer of white gesso.
In the photograph below, you can see some of the texture I created in the wet gesso.
The word May was cut out from the calendar
I have been using for the Wanderlust course.
Every month I have included the name on one of the pieces made during that month.
Detail was added with doodles
& a hand carved rubber stamp.
I added a variety of washi tapes,
including this numerical piece of handmade washi style tape.
The book text was cut from my copy of Pride & Prejudice.
So why did I choose those particular words?
I usually find that following someone else's direction restricts my creativity.
My pleasure in art, is doing my own thing,
& following my own lead.
I stared at my piece ...
at the butterfly,
examined my feelings
& realised that although the patchwork style is restrictive in it's essence,
what I had created was still identifiable as my own work,
therefore I had allowed my own style to show through,
so I had been free to express myself.
It was just a different kind of freedom.
In the photograph below, you can see some of the texture I created in the wet gesso.
The word May was cut out from the calendar
I have been using for the Wanderlust course.
Every month I have included the name on one of the pieces made during that month.
Detail was added with doodles
& a hand carved rubber stamp.
I added a variety of washi tapes,
including this numerical piece of handmade washi style tape.
The book text was cut from my copy of Pride & Prejudice.
So why did I choose those particular words?
I usually find that following someone else's direction restricts my creativity.
My pleasure in art, is doing my own thing,
& following my own lead.
I stared at my piece ...
at the butterfly,
examined my feelings
& realised that although the patchwork style is restrictive in it's essence,
what I had created was still identifiable as my own work,
therefore I had allowed my own style to show through,
so I had been free to express myself.
It was just a different kind of freedom.
So what did I learn from this week's lesson?
I have learnt that using soft sable paint brushes
to try to control acrylic paint
is not such a good idea.
to try to control acrylic paint
is not such a good idea.
I think the moment has arrived for me to invest in more suitable brushes.
That it is good, at times, to force yourself to experiment
with different styles & techniques.
I actually prefer the background on my mop up page (shown below),
which I created using the paint leftover on my craft sheet.
Learning what you don't like
which I created using the paint leftover on my craft sheet.
Learning what you don't like
is as important as understanding what you do like.
I also used acrylic paint (Waterfall/Tide Pool/Pistachio/Black)
Distress Crayon (twisted citron)
Gelatos (Pistachio & Snow Cone)
Distress Marker (black soot)
dylusions paint pen (black marble)
Uniball Signo pigment ink pen (Silver)
