Purple & Silver Collage Post Cards

Silver Birches on Silver Lake under the Silvery Moon

A Walk in the Forest

Friday was a lovely day for a hike among evergreens and deciduous trees.  The path was covered with leaves.  Fortunately, blaze-markings and the occasional arrow on the trees made it easier to follow.  Here are a few photo's from the adventure:

A hut for overnight campers

Running Pine

By the creek, still some green leaves

 

More Leftovers Art

Leaf rubbing (crayon), rubber stamp, collage, Gelli plate print, Deli waxed paper

Frayed jute/twine squares on stenciled/acrylic paint background

Some Not "Just Paint" Post Cards

Accidental face

Leftover Leaf Rubbings

These two ATC's have acrylic paint backgrounds, collage, and a leaf rubbing (crayon).  There is a rubber stamped image in the background of the bottom ATC.

More Tree Post Cards

STURDY MAPLE

Acrylic paint tree, rubber stamped leaves on a
sponge-painted acrylic background 

 RE-PURPOSED "SQUARES" CARD

Permanent marker tree on Gelli plate printed collage background

 BIRCHES IN AUTUMN

Collaged Gelli plate printed strips on Gelli plate
printed background, Deli wax paper layer, watercolor
pencil markings, permanent marker leaves and branch

POOR OLD GNARLED TREE

Sponge painted acrylic background, straw-
blown acrylic paint for tree, rubber stamped leaves

To Encourage You...

Packing Tape or Clear Permanent Contact Paper Transfer

Packing tape or clear permanent contact paper transfer

1. Lay trimmed contact paper (backing paper removed) or packing tape(overlap strips of tape to achieve desired width) over toner based or uncoated magazine image.

2. To achieve a good transfer, burnish the image thoroughly with a bone folder or the back of a large spoon.

3. Turn your work over, lightly sand the paper backing, moisten with water and gently rub the paper off with your fingers or a soft cloth. Be patient, keep the paper moist and continue to rub until the paper is gone. The ink will stick to your tape or contact paper, which may then be adhered to your art. DO NOT, DO NOT put paper rubbings down your sink drain.

 PER DAVIDA F. - 10/7/2017

Packing Tape/Stencils Image Transfer

Packing tape transfer with stencils  

Materials:

Heavy-duty clear 2" wide packaging tape

plastic stencil or stencils

magazine images (glossy finish pages)

1. Place picture/image on flat surface

2. Lay your stencil over the part of the image you want to lift off

3. Arrange strips of clear packing tape over the whole image,

overlapping the strips by 1/4"

4. Burnish with a tool or your fingers to adhere the tape to the

page (through the openings in the stencils)

5. Soak the layered project in a sink with several inches of very

warm (hot) water until the tape easily comes off the stencil

6. Peel the tape off carefully so the strips don't come apart

from each other, also so the stencil won't bend or break

7. Gently rub the back side of the wet page until paper comes

off, leaving the image adhered to the tape (may need to scrub).

DO NOT, DO NOT put paper rubbings down your sink drain.

8. Allow to dry, use "skins", whole or portions of the image, in your

layered art.

Precautions: Don't use stencils with small parts that might come off.

 HHC per DAVIDA F. - 10/7/2017

Stencil over picture

Tape lift-off

What's left on original picture

Solvent Image Transfer

Solvent transfer

1. Use a laser or photocopied print, flipped to mirror image as desired, and card stock, water color paper or other relatively heavy paper as substrate.

2. Working where there is good ventilation, spray Citrasolv, acetone or Xylol onto your substrate. Flip your image onto the substrate and burnish until the image shows through the transfer paper and you are pleased with your image as it appears on the substrate. Alternatively, you may lay the transfer image on the substrate, using a brush, paint the back of the transfer image with solvent and burnish. (Your guest host has not worked with acetone or Xylol.)

 PER DAVIDA F. - 10/7/2017

Gel Medium/Caulk Image Transfer

Gel medium or caulk transfer

1. Use gloss medium or clear caulk for this method. Matte gel may be used after the transfer is completed if less gloss is desired.

2. Choose images from a laser printer or copier or non-coated images from magazines. New Yorker images transfer very well, color or black and white. Images from catalogues with similar paper also transfer well. Other magazine images may as well. Experiment.

3. Ink jet prints are not recommended for this process. However, you may want to experiment. Sometimes they work just fine.

4. Images transferred with gel medium or caulk will be mirror image. If desired, particularly if you are transferring text, you might want to scan and flip the image before printing it. When you lay it down on your substrate, it will reverse once again, bringing it back to its original form.

5. Images should be high contrast and if you want imagery from your substrate to show through, there should be areas of white on your transfer picture. White does not transfer and will peel away, leaving whatever is underneath to show through.

6. Lay down a smooth, thin layer of gel medium or caulk on your substrate. Let it dry thoroughly. This may take several hours or can be hastened with use of a heat lamp or hair dryer. When dry, your work will no longer feel cool to the touch.

7. When your substrate is thoroughly dry, paint a smooth, thin layer of gel medium or caulk on the picture or text side of your transfer image. Lay it immediately onto your substrate, image side down. Rub it with your fingers or use a brayer to assure good contact between the substrate and the transfer image. Avoid getting gel medium on the back of your transfer image. Allow your work to dry thoroughly, as described above.

8. When your piece is dry, wet the back of your transfer image and GENTLY rub with your finger, a soft cloth or a paper towel. Your transfer is delicate at this point. If your piece is not thoroughly dry or if you rub vigorously, you risk removing pieces of your transfer. DO NOT, DO NOT put paper rubbings down your sink drain.

9. Allow your piece to dry again. You may need to repeat step 8 more than once to remove any residue. If you are unable to get it all off, a coat of gloss medium will make the remaining paper less noticeable.

 Per DAVIDA F. - 10/7/2017

Acrylic Paint Image Transfer

Acrylic paint transfer

 1. Using a light color acrylic paint, cover your substrate with an even coat. Allow to dry thoroughly.

2. Proceed as for gel or caulk transfer, substituting paint for gel medium or caulk. Your image will transfer as it would with gel medium or caulk except that white areas will show as the color of your paint. DO NOT, DO NOT put paper rubbings down your sink drain.

Transfers may be layered to achieve a sense of depth and complexity.

PER DAVIDA F. - 10/72017 

Some Square Art, Some Art With Squares

Frayed jute/twine fiber resist on Gelli Plate

This Beet's All...

As the end of the growing season approaches, 

the dilemma is 

"When to pull up the root vegetables?"  

This large beet was mostly out of the ground 

anyway.  Today was the day.

I measured it's width to be about 6", 

sized up it's girth at 16" around, 

and then used some of its smaller leaves 

and shredded pulp 

to make a refreshing salad.

Next, pickled beets!

Rock City Park Adventure

Rain gave way to sunshine, 

a perfect day for exploring 

a geological point of interest:  

The "World's Largest 

Exposure of Quartz Conglomerate."  

"Bottle Tree" in parking lot

But first, a meander through the 

Gem and Mineral Show.  

Quite a few vendors tempted 

with crystals and polished 

rocks, lots of pretties.  

I mostly resisted temptation though.

Top surface of conglomerate rocks

The lumpy weathered tops of the rocks 

looked like buckled, cracked asphalt.

Close-up of quartz pebbles embedded in rock matrix

Interesting corridors

Tight passes

Striking eroded pock marks

Very neat stack

Unexpecting sighting

It was a fun day!