Category Archives: Test pieces
Holy Cow!
Gee, I can’t believe it’s been over three weeks since I last posted. Bad Merle! But, the workshop string is over now–took one, taught two and sponsored another, all since mid June. Lots of new Ideas–now, to organize them and … Continue reading
New Experiment
At each of my workshops, I like to try out something that I’ve never done before. Serves two purposes, one, I get a chance to try something new that I’ve been wanting to do, and also the workshoppers get a … Continue reading
Further Texture Expt
A few days ago I showed a piece of paper with black texture painting from a quilt batting. Got an idea for painting over the texture from a magazine picture I saw. Here’s the result. Here’s showing the detail in … Continue reading
Workshop with Mary Ann Beckwith
Just finished a workshop in Traverse City, Michigan with Mary Ann Beckwith. It was a tiring time and I collapsed when we returned to stay at a friend’s house. One of the first things we did was work on stamping … Continue reading
Small Format Play
This small piece of paper was cut off of a larger piece that I wanted to crop. It had several layers already, but this area was mostly covered with white gesso. It did have some texture that could be felt. … Continue reading
Failed Experiment
For several years I have been using a dye called Hungarian Egg Dye (HED) on Yupo paper. I sprinkled the dyes on the surface and then lightly spritzed it with water. Even after it was dry the colors could be … Continue reading
Playing With Bubbles
The last couple days, I’ve been playing with techniques for producing pubble-like texture on paper and Yupo. One thing I did try that’s a little unusual is “Rit” Fabric Dye. This first one is with Navy Blue. I used almost … Continue reading
Another Texture maker
We save all our eggshells and put them in our compost barrel, and a couple days ago Barb had ground up a whole batch for me to take out and put in the barrel. I looked at it and the … Continue reading
Another Test Piece with new medium
When I tested out that new medium, I took a sheet of Yupo and cut it in quarters. This is another one of the quarters, I applied the medium first and then spray applied the top blue section, and floated … Continue reading
Retake of image of last post
Just to show the difference between a hand attempt at white balance and the real thing, here’s an image taken under daylight conditions. Gee, temp up to 40 today, before the plunge tonight. This is true to the actual colors. … Continue reading