I’m pretty excited about my latest piece… I feel that it is tangible proof that I am developing as an artist and designer- I could never have made something like this a year ago.
All the best mixed media work that I see has something more than just a list of supplies and an outline of steps taken and techniques used. Though I love watching videos and reading tutorials from these artists, each of them succeeds in infusing their work with something less tangible, something almost impossible to describe, that brings everything to life.
I’ve been chasing that intangible something since I began scrapbooking 15 years ago, but especially since I began working seriously with mixed media in 2012, when I started my blog. At times I have achieved it; other times, I have utterly failed. What excites me is not that I’m nailing it every time now- I still experiment and I am still learning and that means that I will always be failing- but that I see progress in myself and my art.
With this piece, I began layering and tried to not be too heavy-handed with anything, especially the purple ink. When it comes to adding color, I usually go pretty crazy, but here I really held myself back, letting the white of the canvas and the black text be the main parts, using the purple to highlight and just add a few splashes of color.
Don’t you just love the chipboard stars? Check out Umwow Studios– they have some pretty awesome chipboard embellishments I love using in my work.
