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61Diving into mixed media
Woohoo I just made a little video of my new collage. I am not adept with such things as video cameras so any forward progress is a great thing.
I am just now getting back into mixed-media. I forgot how very much fun it is! And you have to have an experimental attitude because not all paints and such play well together. And yes, you can completely ruin a piece and have to start over. But that is one of the things that makes it so lively and fresh. You never quite know what you are going to end up with.
What is mixed media you may ask? It's when you take things like paint, paper, cardboard, wood, buttons, stamps and ephemera and combine them all into your art piece. You can make hanging art, shadow boxes, art journals, 3D projects, and so forth. Grab a shoebox and start saving up those interesting tickets and tags and torn photos and confetti and anything else that seems useful and not-so-useful.
Pierrot girl
Pierrot Collage
Suziblutube-the artist who inspired it all.
About the Pierrot Girl
This particular piece included a heavy paper with gesso and acrylic layered over it.
It has calligraphy (ink), watercolor pencils, Modpodge, embossed rubber stamping, white webbing spray, glitter, scrapbooking paper, Sharpie marker, and bits of feathers.
But use what you have on hand. Other things you can use include yarn bits, ribbons, lace, fabric, embroidery, pockets, eyelets, hot melt glue, faux gemstones, confetti, paper punch dots, sponges, stencils, toothpicks, mirrors, tiles, mosaic tessserae, cardboard, tissue paper, envelopes, origami, etc. The list is pretty endless. You can also do special effects with beeswax or batik or rubbings or transfers. Always something new to try.
And no, I'm not concerned with being archival. Life is impermanent. I will be dead in 50 years or less, and most of this will not outlive me and I'm okay with that.
Other Examples
My Daily Craft Blog. See what I'm up to now.
- My Life in a Vlog
I've decided to make a vlog about what I've been up to lately and as soon as it uploads to youtube I'll share it here. It is me talking about Nanowrimo and Halloween 2009. And it highlights some of the projects I'm working on right now. Sometimes I forget I can make videos and weeks go by without me making one. I make them with my Canon Power Shot and Windows Movie Maker. I'm working on 2 aprons. I'm also making a knitted rug. And a beaded collar. And writing 1,667 words a day for the National Novel Writer's Month. It sounds like a lot but I still have time to blog and watch too much TV and sit around daydreaming.
- Bread and Aprons
It's been a busy day and I'm getting kind of sleepy. But I'm still making bread. The loaf I spent all day making is about ready to go into the oven. I can't wait to see it turning brown. My first loaf ever of home baked sourdough bread. I'm so excited. While it was rising, I went to the fabric store and picked out the fabric to make two aprons for Christmas gifs. Each apron has 2 fabrics. So for the first one I'm going with red chili peppers on a burnt orange background with orange and yellow polka dots for the pockets and straps. The other one is a mod retro looking swirl of colors. Two of the colors are hot pink and brown. So the contrast will be a small print in brown with pink stars. My daughter's new kitchen is shades of brown so the apron will hopefully go with it more or less. The fabric is in the washer getting pre-shrunk so I won't start on those until tomorrow.
- Beading and Stuff
I did a good bit of beadwork today and now my back feels like a gorilla squeezed me. Definitely need to work on something else the rest of tonight. But I have a long list of Christmas gifts I want to make so I better get crackin'.
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Thanks Cindy. I find that watching her videos first thing in the morning puts me in a good mood all day.
Cindy Lietz says:
16 months ago
Your Pierrot Girl is darling! It looks like you had fun making her. Love the SuziBluTube video... had no idea she existed! Thanks for sharing your work.