Ooooo… my glorious husband bought me new coloured pencils! They’re so divine!
Author: abstractedallure
I should be sleeping, but…
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Layering…
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It’s all about layering…
These pieces have at least seven layers built into them already…and I’m not even close to being finished!
You can touch it…if you want.
Uncategorized‘GoldenDrones’ (2015)
Sculptural Installation
White canvas is for suckers…
art, colored pencil, drawing, recycled products(unfinished piece.)
Using a piece of rounded bark as my canvas…well, let’s just say, it has its own set of problems!
DIY: Free Liquid Watercolours…
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Dear mums, teachers & artists,
DO NOT THROW OUT YOUR DRIED OUT/EMPTY TEXTAS OR PRINTER CARTRIDGES; instead, soak them in a small amount of water for a week, and lo and behold…free liquid watercolor (excellent adhesion and vibrant colouring)!
Experimenting with traditional crafts…
art, drawing, traditional craftSome gold foil/leafing experiments that turned out quite well…
NEVER throw anything out…never.Not ever.
DIY
I just made my son a *new chest-of-drawers! NEVER throw anything away (*future hoarder, I know…*); this perfectly horrible, but structurally sound, chest-of-drawers…was a kerb-side throw away!
…and, so, like a happy, little artist elf, I went to work.
Not a bad effort huh?!
Secret installations to delight my guests…
art, installation
I love installing little artistic experiments through out my house; an ornamental tree growing out of the ceiling, paint leaking from a painting, an insect hive; teeming with life, splattered-liquid metal etc. etc…
The colour/style of the installation MUST marry in with its’ surroundings: so, it doesn’t stand out like Babboon’s bollocks and only catches the viewer’s eye, if, they’re paying attention to the little details…thus, creating mystery.
DIY coloured pencil organiser
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So, I have too many pencils (first-world-problems), and I needed to store/organise them. I did a little research and I watched this video:
http://newclaynews.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/make-tool-caddy.html?m=1
So, I evolved this idea, taking into account: the well-used pencil lengths, drawing implements, & the need of smaller storage for one-offs, like the Blender pencil. Also, I found spreading a layer of glue (about 1.5 mm thick) across the whole base, was a more expedient process (it saved time yo!). Then I painted, decorated and filled it…One happy artist, right here!
Grae Hastings 