Day 2712: Step-by-step Collage.

"Wild Child", 40 x 40", collage & Montana markers.

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Todays cover art was done for Art Supply Warehouse, 2014.

journal daring for Wild Child.

 I have a lot of journals but haven't done as much in the past year. 

I do intend to correct that in 2020, doing at least a page a day.

It was for a promotion to sell papers at ASW. I used ASW papers.

 I was given a 40x40" canvas free use of ASW handmade papers.

And three hours to create something that would sell papers.

 ASW set up a tent to work under and chairs for spectators. 

 

I used a standing easel on a very hot day in Westminster.

  

Using gel medium to adhere the paper layers to the canvas.

Close-ups:

Upper left of 40x40' canvas

Upper right of 40x40' canvas

Lower left of 40x40' canvas

 

Lower left of 40x40' canvas

Three hours later Wild Child was done. 

If you are in ASW, it is hung on the right back wall.

A smile for Monday ...

Day 2696: Handmade gifts.

Star: Christmas ornament: gesso, marker & tissue collage.

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As mentioned in yesterday's, Day #2695, here, 

each member was to bring a small, handmade gift 

for each member at our Eastside Christmas Potluck.

1. Short on time, I visited the local dollar store and 

bought plaid, cloth ornaments to use as a base.

2. Painted each ornament with white gesso for a future face.

3. I used a permanent marker to draw the face.

4. Each one a little different?
I did all of the faces first.

5. Once the face was on, I started tissue collage, using gel medium.

 

I finished the backs with gesso and marker for the date.

Easy, fun but time-intensive, what do you think?

Just because ...

Sula nebouxil  (blue-footed booby)

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2537: Do you know Tanabata?

"guy on a postcard": white marker, tissue on 4x6" black postcard.

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2GN2S:

3700 Candles Create a Tanabata 

“Milky Way” in Front of Tokyo Tower

all photos by Noriake Sato courtesy Sankei News

This weekend is Tanabata, 

meaning “Evening of the seventh”), a Japanese festival 

celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. 

According to legend, the Milky Way 

separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only 

once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month. 

To celebrate, 3700 candles have been placed in front of Tokyo’s 

Zojoji Temple, curving their way to Tokyo Tower 

and creating an illusion of twinkling stars reaching up to the sky.

The installation, known as Washi Candle Night, 

is on display for two nights only: July 6 -7. 

The candles are wrapped in traditional washi paper and 

are lit between 6PM – 9PM, weather permitting. 

Washi Candle Night is being staged by the Nippon Daisuki Project, 

 an initiative led by Sadayuki Murayama, a professor 

of information management at Tama University. 

The group seeks to promote an understanding of Japan 

and  Japanese culture with public installations and exhibitions.

Home from the house on the hill till next Thursday.

Unpacked, put in a load of laundry (& dog hair). 

Yes, there was a nap involved. 

I had drawn a figure on black with a white pen.

step 1

I wasn't satisfied with how he turned out, so I decided to play.

step 2 & 3

I added sewing pattern & tissue for the top & pants.

step 4

The head needed help, so I use a watercolor scrap for a hat.

step 5

Finally, wonky orange sunglasses? 

I know they're off, my poor arthritic hands can't work small.

It took longer to do than it looks like.

A smile for Sunday ...