song and dance
Here are the two latest: one is for Deb’s birthday present and the other is made out of leftovers from Deb’s present…
Deb saw the ‘Be Glad’ 16×16 commision and decided she wanted HER favorite Psalm done for her birthday April 25th:
and this one is the leftovers: while making a collage for a friend, little leftover scraps and pieces kept catching my eye. The central body shape was for a jewelry spread in some fashion rag. The are always extras of everything I cut….arms, legs, flowers. She was wanting to dance I guess so I found this quote on the interwebz and learned that Mata Hari was really Dutch and not the double agent I thought she was…back ground paper Life’s Journey K&Co; distress ink, pen, TOMBO markers, black sharpie….
time to dream of an exotic place
this is a work in progress…from flickr:
I began with a 12×12 K&Co sheet from the pad that has the ancestry family record tree sheet in it (cover is missing). I then used TPC Studio clear stamps (Christmas Glamour) and stamped the swirly borders (later painted over with white acrylic paint!) I also stamped the chandelier and chain with clear stamp from INKADINKADOO and vintage sepia ink.
Main focal point images model, checkerboard interior and french wall clock placed first.
Model was completely handpainted with a combo of watercolor pencil, acrylic paint, black sharpie, Tombo ABT markers, and the uncooperative WHITE Marvy UCHIDA opaque paint marker. (forgive me, I am biting my tongue as I write this)
I also painted the interior with the same. Clock I left as found. The collage sheet images were hand cut and hand-colored with watercolor pencil, distress ink or PITT pen.
I found some other images from ‘paperscraps’, ‘rubyblossom’, and doverpublications.com. Borders on 12×12 were outlined with both red and black ink.
Finally I used white acrylic paint and a fine brush to add the clouds and swirls.
The 16×16 board had been prepped with one coat gesso and the trim was cut from CIAO BELLA. This is a work in progress. I am prepared to incorporate the center with the outer trim but it’s so late and I am so tired….
I also think that Dirk may be hiding out in one of these exotic places she is dreaming about…I’ll have to await the verdict on that since I think ZiB bailed his lazy ass outta Skankytown jail.
