Making Paper on Halloween

At Belinda's today we made paper from pulp that we colored with craft acrylics (again thank you, Susan)

Gina adds some texture to her paper

Belinda making a 3D sculpture from paper pulp

Eliza's paper drying in the garden

We really liked the addition of color to the pulp along with the textures.

Now to USE our creations!

Painting in the Round at Jackie's

Belinda working on the paper piece

Painting in the round inspired by Ro Bruhn (and others) blog posts

Base layer of the fabric piece

Muslin napkins

Overpainting

AAACK eighties plaid table cloth!

Absorbed!

That's better

detail

Painted Fusible Web at Jackie's

Show'n'Tell.........

 

 

...... then it was on to painted fusible web ......

 We found the brand of webbing made a BIG difference. Belinda's Steam-to-seam 2 worked much better than the WonderUnder. WonderUnder seamed to be too fused together, the water didn't separate the webbing from the glue very much so didn't create the cool effects we were going for. Plus afterwards the Steam-to-seam separated much easier when adhering to fabric or paper.

 Hey Elizabeth, you left before I got camera crazy!

Books worth a look

The library books that I have found of interest:

The art of fabric books : innovative ways to use fabric in scrapbooks, altered books & more by Jan Bode Smiley

Fabric memory books : techniques, projects, inspiration  by Lesley Riley

Water paper paint : exploring creativity with watercolor and mixed media by Heather Smith Jones

Yoga for your brain : zentangle workout  by Sandy Steen Bartholomew

Artist Journal Workshop by Cathy Johnson

The Creative License: giving yourself permission to be the artist you truly are by Danny Gregory

Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory

Griffin and Sabine series by Nick Bantock

Any other suggestions?

OT on a Thursday = Round robin postcards at Eliza's

Trash 2 Treasure Exhibit at Art Serve