Nov 28
Here are some more bottlecaps I made for my friend’s birthday. I think my favorite one is the one with the screws, followed by the one with the plastic ant in it. It’s interesting that the words from the book become transparent when the resin hits them. Making the background and finding coordinating doohickies to …
Mar 25
Every time I see beeswax collages in the art magazines, it looks really fabulous. Every time I try to replicate it, the results are messy and frustrating. I think it doesn’t help that I’m lacking the correct tools. I use a heat gun and a ceramic dish (I learned not to use metal!) instead of …
Mar 22
This was a learning experience. Once again I started with watercolor paper, and wrote on it with a calligraphy dip pen. I wrote “There were facts about ravens she didn’t want the others to know.” Once again it became quickly apparent that plain writing on a white background is BORING. When I’d finished with the …
Mar 15
I have been wanting to embark on a collage project. That is to say, I want to start practicing in earnest to become a better mixed media artist. I had a theme in mind: 99 Ravens. I like pictures with ravens, after all, so why not do a series of mixed media with that as …
Feb 12
While I was making cards, I decided to make a valentine for Jeremy. I’d already cut out the Jack of Hearts scans, so I started by glueing on on the scrapbook paper background (the scrapbook paper is to cut the print for the invitation I didn’t use.) I bought the red handmade paper at a …
