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More wax collage
Today was a very good art day, things just flowed. Some days are like that and other days you just stare at a blank piece of paper/fabric/whatever. I made two beeswax collages as well as an ATC - photos of the collages follow.
I really like the one with the rose quote - it makes me think of an Impressionist painting for some reason. The background was wax with blue/green crayon melted and swirled into mud (ha ha). The next layer was a printed tissue paper - it had that French wording on it. Then I added a piece of paper lace, a vellum oval, the bird, and the saying, but it still needed something in the lower left. Remember everything is held in place by beeswax. I tried to put a silk rose on it but it didn’t like it and refused to let me stick it on there. Literally. I used two different glues and nothing held. So instead I took yellow and magenta crayons and shaved slivers off of them with a craft knife, then I took my heat gun and melted them into little puddles. I love the way it came out. Oh - I nearly forgot - all the raised areas have gold ink from running a stamp pad over them, as do all the edges, but you can't see it in the photo, darn it. The other collage is okay but kind of blah compared to the rose one. I never have a good idea of where I’m going with these things. I just take a dozen images and start playing with them - some I use and some I discard. These are for Member of the Month presents for an art group I’m in. One for April and one for May. Not saying I’m late or anything, ha ha ha.
Click the image to see a really BIG version
5x7 Canvas
5 1/2 x 7 wood base
Darn this is something I will have to try They are gorgeous (as always ) Judi..I hate coming to your site I start so many things so many UFOs around here created from coming to this site...Then nothing comes out as great so I just put it aside teehee I have been warned-- I may get shipped to ALaska for up close and personal lessons Now you have been warned teehee
Posted by: jan Demetralis at July 27, 2006 8:34 PMYour collage work is so good. I am not a collage person. I tried some in Christine Shively's class doll on the "Bird house" but it doesn't look very nice.
Posted by: Shashi at July 28, 2006 7:11 AMVery handsome, Judi! I like them even better super-sized....LOL!!The one with the balloon is my favorite.
Posted by: MaryO at July 28, 2006 11:08 AMAwesome Judi, wish you and sherry would kwit it!!!!! Geeese!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sandra Corson-walker at July 28, 2006 5:42 PMwoohoo I love them and that wax cool wish I could see them in person i have a think about wax...teehee your are awesome...
Posted by: Sherry Goshon at July 28, 2006 8:27 PMOh gee's! I love them both! I will never come close to trying all these techniques you work with, it's fun watching you though, these are just wonderful! My favorite is the friends one, sort of an Americana feel to it.
Very cool. Judi! I like the 2nd one the best.
Did you learn this technique at the workshops you attended last week?
Linda F from FL
I LOVE working with wax, but hadn't thought of using it this way! Both are great collages! I also tend to favor the 2nd one! You could write a book, you know, on paper creations! I'm dead serious! I think that's your niche!
Posted by: KAI at July 31, 2006 6:56 AMI did learn this technique at the workshop, Linda! I had used it once before in an altered book but didn't quite do it properly. It's very easy to do though.
Thanks for the compliments, everyone!
Posted by: Judi at July 31, 2006 12:03 PMShashi's fibbing.....I was in her class at EDAC and I really like what she did with her birdhouse doll collage. It just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Now if I could Shashi to show me how she does her faces......
Kathy
Posted by: Kathy White at August 12, 2006 5:19 PM
Make your own version of Judi's dolls.
Many patterns available!
