Journal 52, Week 43: Stencils

For week 43 at Journal 52 Chelle's prompt is stencils.  Most of you know I don't buy stencils because they are SO expensive.  However, I did like the styrofoam example she showed.  That is, until Pinterest blacked it out wanting me to join their club.

What little I saw prompted me to find some styrofoam in order to make my own.

I can tell I need to leave the stencil making to REAL artists!

My cut-outs that were supposed to be random, began to take on the shape of both birds and fish.  I thought of M. C. Escher, the incredible mathematical graphic artist, and realized how similar bird and fish silhouettes are.

I used a few of my handmade shimmering mists

to create this mess.

I decided to draw a few outlines around the open spots, at least the ones that I remembered.

You obviously can't see, but the rubber stamp fish is from River City Rubber and is a perch.  I don't think you can buy it anymore, because I got it when I visited their facility/factory before they moved.

A quick scan shows I actually wrote on the page, something I don't really like to do.  I'm sure you can tell the ones that got away.

I noticed Chelle has info about continuing this project in 2015.  She has a survey that I filled out, in which I requested she provide links for those of us who are NOT on Facebook and Flickr, like myself.  I encourage you to do the same, if like me, you are a blogger only and don't subscribe to, or participate in, those other social networks, but would like to share your art with others. 

Thanks again for your continued support of my efforts and my art, since this is the only place you will see this stenciled mess page.