Next up ....

This is a box in progress .. do you call those BIPs? I just added the stockinette around the faces. I used Paverpol so it should be stiff as a board by tomorrow and then I can paint it. This box will be going to an art gallery in Houston, Texas for a fundraiser. They have an annual $100 Box show and I thought it would be fun to do. If it sells I'll get $50 - but it cost me $10 to buy the box and it will cost at least $10 to mail it back .. so .... I'm doing it more for fun than profit.

Here is how I made the background. I glue crumpled tissue paper to the whole thing. Then I squeezed on Texture Magic in white (you get the stuff in tubes at the craft store) and I used my fingers to smooth it and then pull upwards to get the peaks. When everything was dry I painted it with 14K Gold (Delta Gleam) acrylic paint, gave it a wash of black, and highlighted it with blue/green lumiere paint. All the faces are Bliss - a mold by Fran Parrigan-Meehan.

I'm going to be really busy creating 'stuff' this weekend so stay tuned !!!

Posted by judi at November 9, 2006 2:46 PM