I tried a new cookie recipe that called for maple syrup and pecans. But I really wanted to make it peppermint with chocolate chips instead. Sooooo..... I did!
And I wanted to make some post cards with my previous Dylusions Inks background papers. Sooooo.... I did!
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| Art by God, photo by hhc |
To my family and friends-
May you have good food,
good fellowship, good health
and much to be thankful for.
Watching YouTube art technique demonstration can lead to purchasing new art materials and then- spending hours trying them out.
I recently ordered some Dylusion Shimmer Inks online. Yesterday's art session resulted in these full-sheet pieces. I used stencils on some, and flicked gold Alcohol Ink spots on others:
which made these 1/2 -sheet notes:
OOPS, no photograph available. It did take some scrubbing to remove the ink stains. Note to self: wear painters plastic gloves next time. Since these are spray inks, I highly recommend putting down lots of freezer paper or brown packing paper over the work surface to protect it. I think I will try a spray fixitive now that the pieces are dry, as the ink still comes off when handled.
A cardstock or sturdy paper would also be be better than copy paper as the inks do soak in a bit when wet.
But the colors are SO gorgeous and vivid. I can't wait to use these papers and make more sometime soon.
I don't know why I love rocks so much... This is my most recent batch of tumbled/polished river pebbles. Some are partially clear, you can see through them. They clink together like glass. So very beautiful!
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"I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge---even wisdom.
This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.." Toni Morrison
