Next Saturday I will be leading a workshop with a group of
local calligraphers and we will be making decorative papers.
I have needed to
practise some of the processes which can get a little boring; the workshop is
called ‘Paper Play’ and repeating things is no longer play, so I decided just
to play and made a brown paper piece which I then machined to newspaper.
I
wetted the newspaper and rubbed it away in places before adding some paint. I
then ironed the whole onto a piece of grey interfacing. I thought I would try
ironing on some foil which I presumed would stick where the interfacing was
peeping through.
You can see that the foil attached where the little dots of
glue are on the interfacing, so I was pleased. Did you think I had painted all
those dots individually? So play was
resumed.
I am absolutely with you on playing. There is nothing like it for enjoyment and practice. I spent the morning playing with things for a current sketchbook in the little studio of a like-minded friend. What more could I want?
ReplyDeleteI also believe play is important to being an artist. when it becomes a job, it makes it harder to achieve beauty. Love your textured piece
ReplyDeletelooking great - playing is my mantra too - Dale
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