Rt 66

Super excited about the June 11th Art Walk at Art Mundo in the Orange Avenue Studios in Fort Pierce. The Route 66 theme is promising to be an energetic and fun show. I just finished my entry and I'm very pleased with the result.

I started this project with an old record

album and art ephemera gathered from several public domain sites over the internet. Most of the ephemera is fussy cut and coffee dyed, (a little coffee painted over the object and left to dry will give most paper an aged effect). I used matte gel medium to attach and seal everything. The last coat of gel medium was applied a little on the thick side then covered with a sheet of wax paper. I brayed over the wax paper and quickly lifted it off the album. The result was a little roughed up feeling and added to the aged appearance.  Currently the piece is off for framing to my lovely friend Mary Bennett. Can't wait to see the finished piece.

Happy Creating.

Susan

Upcycled Vase

I found a very sad and unloved pitcher at the thrift shop a few weeks ago. Darned, no before picture. You'll just have to trust me on this one. It was pretty awful but it was no lost cause. A new coat of paint and a little distressing with some antiquing techniques here and there and WOW. The transformation is incredible, (again, you have to take my word on this one). The graphics are from my favorite image website, The Graphics Fairy and were transferred using a gel medium on a reverse image print from a laser printer. 

A lovely French lady from Canada purchased this finished product to use as a flower vase in her guest room. According to my customer, the wording is an advertisement for a rental apartment . She thought it would suit the theme of her guest room perfectly.

You are invited to leave a comment and thanks for stopping by.

Happy Creating.

Susan