...in the studio this week? Mostly colour playtime, I'd say, with little putting-together-of-things-to-make-new-things actually accomplished.
Because I have so little paper in my stash (can you see me laughing hysterically?) I felt obliged to make more. It seems I just can't get enough painted paper in my life.
Of course there was some paint left over to colour some dryer sheets.
Painting paper is fascinating, and excellent training in both patience and letting go. The papers take overnight to dry (at a minimum), and one just cannot predict what will materialize.
Depending on the amount of paint and water applied, you can find bold and brassy
or somewhat subdued. This one is much quieter than I expected.
I also tore into the alcohol inks on white-on-white wallpaper...the current heat wave has me blasting colour like a furnace.
The wallpaper below was meant to be a cover for a new book style I'm trying out, but an errant chemical reaction of the red stamp pad ink with the (totally) dried alcohol made the ink impossible to dry. I wiped off what I could, reapplied red paint, and still have some moisture continuing to show. Not sure about step # 4, but if I find a solution, I'll keep you posted.
The signatures linger impatiently while the mad scientist experiments.
And just so I don't leave you with that boring white photo above, I thought you might appreciate this purple glory houseplant. It's an oxalis triangularis, but I think purple glory describes it much better.
I hope your week has been wonderful wherever you are in the world, and that colour rules your days!
Loving the new papers, let's face it you can never have too many right! and I find this kind of play time often sparks off other stuff so I often do it when my brain seems tired and can't think straight. The plant is amazing, I just love those colours. Have a great weekend, hugs Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteSo true, Angela - the down time of pure play often sparks something completely new and fresh. Here's to playing with colour (plants included!). 😉
ReplyDeleteIs there any such thing as 'enough' painted paper? Whenever I go to my stash for that 'perfect' match for my project, I can't find it and just *have to* make some more :)
ReplyDeleteI think those signatures are going to have to be very patient, but I don't find the white boring. It holds such potential...
And that purple really is glorious.
That made me laugh, Tracy - no such thing as enough paper of any type, painted or not. Finding the right one for a project is truly unlikely, so making more is the go-to response, I'd say! :D I agree about the potential of those signatures, and with luck, I can get to some sewing of them today. Fingers crossed!
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