Mixed Media Week

I completed the "Use Your Words" workshop with Caolyn Dube, and had a swell time using different techniques and mediums, and my words to create the following:

 layers of tissue paper, watercolour paper, craft paper, stamps, and acrylics came together

the heart even opens!

 the next day, I created a background with acrylic paints to represent waves and foam on the beach

I then added a print out of ladies dancing on a beach (printed on computer paper)
I wanted to integrate the painted background with the paper background and used paint to blend the edges a bit, but I wanted to leave the ethereal impression
I used the words of Eckhart Tolle:
"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."

 My favourite project was the last--creating tags using gesso for texture
I began with thin paperboard inserts from my new socks, adding a top hole first, then using liquid gesso

On the top tag, I used tools to create the surface texture

on the bottom two tags, I created squiggles in a random pattern

 Once the gesso was dry, I used a plastic lid cut-out for my applicator, and dragged the acrylic paint down the tags

I loved how it would cover some areas, and leave others open, depending on the amount of paint and the pressure I used

 two shades of red paint for the base

adding 2 shades of blue

adding a bit of white

 gold and yellow were used

looks like a yummy piece of butterscotch

I love butterscotch!

I added a layer of titanium white and scraped through to the layers beneath
I really like this one

 Two shades of blue and 1 green and this baby was done
but, then I decided to add just a bit of white to lighten the center

my three tags!



ooops, where are my words?

here!
after spending the week playing, I thought this was the perfect word to use!


Thanks Carolyn for a very fun week!

I hope you've been having some fun, too. Now that our internet seems to be working, I can surf and see what everyone else has been doing!

Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz