What's happening...

...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!  

 

The witchery brew continues...

...in the studio.  With a number of projects on the go (not the least of which is the second Coptic stitch book), I can't seem to stop playing.  When alcohol inks hit wallpaper and look like this, why would I? 

By the time I add a layer of stamping on top of the embossed areas, they're doubly delicious.

It's hard to imagine that white-on-white (embossed) wallpaper can go from this:

to this!

Of course that's not all I did this week - I finished the painting I was working on last week

and delivered it to its new owner, made what felt like a gazillion cards and got them off as well (sorry, no photos of those!).

This week?  I'll get that stitchery going, I promise.  Covers made, signatures done, thread waxed...what's to stop me?  😎

Happy week, my friends - be sure to let me know what you're up to in the comments!