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After the disappointing soy-silk roving experiment (that included fabric medium and a disappointing, plasticky result), I decided to keep experimenting. Art-instigator Rosaland Hannibal contributed white soy-silk roving and expertise on the topic I wanted to experiment with–fusible webbing and interfacing. … Continue reading
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Saturday and Sunday (October 13 and 14, 2012) I’ll be at the Women’s Expo in Phoenix. It’s at the Convention Center, 5th St, between Washington and Jefferson. Arizona Art Supply will be hosting me, so I’ll be at their booth … Continue reading
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After I purchased the soy roving (also called faux silk roving), I wanted to make a sheet of it. As a papermaker, making a sheet of soy paper seemed a good first step. Following directions suggested by Traci and Rosaland, … Continue reading
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Tea-dying is ancient. And modern. And flexible and inventive. Here are three projects that you can do with four tea bags. You’ll need: 4 tea bags of any black or red tea Filtered water, about 1/4 cup Wide watercolor brush, … Continue reading
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You’ve been accepted to teach at an art retreat–Congratulations! Your ideas are fresh, you can’t wait to demo this new technique, so you are all set, right? Not so fast. Even if you have done demos and taught small groups, … Continue reading
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Links to some posts you may not have read, or forgotten about, or just wouldn’t mind seeing again. (When you have almost 1,500 posts, it’s nice to pull up some new-to-you ones.) Theme for today is: inventive use of materials … Continue reading
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Yes, I remember that I promised a column on black and clear gesso today. Our humidity is high and nothing dried enough to scan it. So instead, I got tempted by art instigator Diane Becka, who sent me a link … Continue reading
I don’t run new posts on Saturdays, but many people spend time in the studio on the weekends and I thought it might be helpful to post links to several older posts on this blog that might be helpful for … Continue reading
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Artists use brushes for many purposes–to paint, certainly, but also for applying glue, frisket (a removable masking fluid), ink, varnish, or sealant. Brushes are also good for removing eraser dust, glitter, cat hair, and the occasional cookie crumb that finds … Continue reading
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Shaving cream as an art medium was something I’d never thought of, but when art instigator Rosaland Hannibal came over today, she demonstrated the excellent results. Materials: Shaving cream, not gel. For your nose’s sake, try to find an unscented … Continue reading
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