Friday, September 4, 2009

Artists' Paper

I've been working on layering some artists' papers.
This is a really good thing to do when you're avoiding other things,
umm, I mean when you want to
Create Something but you're just not sure what you want to do.
I take 60 pound paper, slather some gesso on it (both sides - dry in between),
then begin the process of Layering Things...
masks, stencils, inks, paints, glazes, writing...
you get the picture.
Oh, hey!
You DO get the picture -
enjoy!

















These are not finished yet - I still have some work to do on them. And it's a great way to use up all that cheap craft paint that you have around...

add some glazing medium or polymer medium to it and it works great!

I hope that you all have a great holiday weekend.

Be safe and by all means,

Be Creative!

7 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Yummy papers carol!! one of my favorite things to do as well! Except that it requires a clean, flat surface to spread out and work on!! HUMMMMMMMM, need to find one of those........
thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth

kathy said...

Lovely, Carol and I can't wait to see the final product. Looks like lots of fun play!

jackie said...

This looks like so much fun! And how wonderful that you have such a great working area! I love all of your art!

sherry carrigan said...

Looks like so much fun. Are you ready for next week?

Martha Lever said...

Yes, yum yum yum!!! Thanks for your comment today. I am thinking about 5 or 6 lessons to this calligraphy class.

Joanne Huffman said...

Great photos of great papers!!!

Martha Lever said...

Hi Carol! Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend!
Can't wait to see what you do with all of these wonderful paper paintings!