I'm once again at Art Journal Journey joining our host Mia who can be found at Craftartista. In case you didn't know, her theme this month is Make your own background. This will be my penultimate entry for September.
This is The girl next door. Detail images are below.
For this background, I started by saturating a sheet of watercolor paper with coffee. The shiny item in the background is cling wrap.
I've laid the cling wrap in place,
then scrunched the cling wrap to create patterns.
I allowed the coffee to completely dry under the cling wrap before I removed it. If you don't allow the coffee/paint/ink to dry before removing the cling wrap, the substrate (in this case watercolor paper) will tear and all your patience will have been in vain. I left mine for three days before I removed the cling wrap.
The girl is a TH paper doll. I added computer generated text I outlined in brown pigment ink. I'm trying to keep the foreground and focal images simple while allowing each background to shine.Thanks for dropping by today. Bleubeard and I hope to see you and your handmade backgrounds soon at Art Journal Journey. You still have a few days before we announce a new host and theme.
I want to leave you with a statement Jimmy Kimmel made Tuesday night when he went back on air:
"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this."
VERY cool technique!!! And a great outcome - thank you for sharing this, dear Elizabeth. You make yourself the (sharing) girl next door!
ReplyDeleteThe coffee made a cool background. I love the texture it has, even though it is technically flat. :) She does look just like you'd expect the girl next door to look. This is perfect for Mia's challenge. Have a super weekend. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteCling film makes a great background.
ReplyDeleteThat graphic and the pink are perfect.
ReplyDeleteI love your wonderful, creative page, this kind of background and with the girl!!!! Have a beautiful weekend!Hugs Elke
ReplyDeleteYou got great results with the plastic wrap and coffee. The girl next door looks very sassy.
ReplyDeleteNice work
ReplyDelete...an antique miss.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great background.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend wishes coming to you across the miles.
All the best Jan
Coffee, Saran Wrap? Wow, Elizabeth, you're so creative. I loved your piece. The background is beautiful. And I loved your Jimmy Kimmel quote. I had never seen his show before, because I am not a late night person. But I've started taping it and watching it just on principle. I was looking back at one of your recent posts, and I felt so discouraged to hear you comment that you could lose your blog. It's hard to believe we're living in this reality. Hopefully losing our blogs won't happen to either of us! Take care! ❤️
ReplyDeleteI've done those backgrounds with watercolors and you're right--have to let them dry completely. Nice page! :)
ReplyDeleteShe absolutely looks like the girl next door in a different day and age. Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful page! Great technique. Thank you, Elizabeth, for entering my challenge at Art Journal Journey.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Mia
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