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62Diving 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.
- Painting and Knitting
Today I was determined to do some art one way or the other. I wanted to start a new painting, but it took me so long to draw the underpainting, the painting itself will have to wait until another day. My Facebook pal Ren sent me a sweet metaphysical style knitting book, along with a handmade card and letter. That's so thoughtful. I wish we knew each other in real life so we could be 'crafters in crime', as she put it. But I'm happy to know her via Facebook.
- Happy Memorial Weekend
I feel mostly better today. I'm sad I missed all the big Memorial weekend events like Portrero and the Petaluma archery shoot. But I think I'm well enough to do art today. Thanks to all our vets past and present. You know who you are. Remember that peace should always be our first choice. But until everyone else makes that their choice, it's good to have a back up plan.
- A.C.E.O.'s for a Mere $1. Plus Postage
I think I just about have this cold whipped. I'm planning on making some ACEO's (Art Cards Editions and Originals). In the hopes of getting lots of my art out there and making it affordable for anyone to have original art, I'm dropping the price of each miniature art creation to $1 for the card and $1. for shipping and handling. These aren't prints. They are mini drawings, paintings, or collages. In the past I've sold these from $8 to $20 per card. But I could never find steady buyers. I'm thinking of making a million $1.00 ACEOs. Of course if you want to buy 100 of them, I'm not going to charge you $100 for shipping. LOL. I'm sure I can do combined shipping. If you do buy A.C.E.O.'s from me or anyone else, read the descriptions carefully. Make sure you know if you are getting a print or an original. And a print (as made on a copy machine or computer printer) is not considered an original piece of art, whereas a linoleum block print or a letterpress print or a Gocco print is an original work of art. If the artist is applying ink to a surface, then pulling prints one by one those are considered originals and are often numbered like 1/100 (one of one hundred). I haven't started the new ACEO's yet, but here are some I've done in the past. Remember, if it's not 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" it's not an A.C.E.O. If this is all new to you, I wrote an article on it here: Designing and Collecting Art Cards.
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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.
Moonmaiden I love this hub - it makes me smile and want to go right over to my art table...Kartika
Cindy Lietz 3 years 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.