Embossing #AtoZ Challenge

Embossing is one of many ways to add texture to paper. 

I went a little crazy a couple years ago when I saw this article in Bound & Lettered, 

a magazine for book & letter artists. This article is by Carol Dubosch. In the link you will find a downloadable PDF of the script seen above she created & teaches in workshops .

I based an entire alphabet plus variations on her script&

 cut my own embossing plates from water color paper.

My tracing light box is indispensable for this process.

 

The process is time intensive as each letter, & at times

 elements of the same letter, has to be individually embossed into the paper.

Just another way I get into the zone. 

What activity makes you forget about time & the rest of the world?

Deli Paper is an Art Supply #AtoZChallenge

Monoprinting on Deli paper creates fodder for collage,
hand made cards, tags, all sorts of paper art.
 I get out the Gelli plate and play with color, stamps, stencils,
and elements from my "Nature" stash such as leaves & pine needles,
anything that leaves an interesting impression.

It's sturdy & translucent.

The Gelli plate is lots of fun to play with.
There are tons of tutorials on ways to create your images.

The Deli paper holds up to lots of layers of paint
& remains a see through layer when used in collage.

One of the hand made stamps used in the above composition.
It's a cocoa bean.

The stencil below was used here.
When a second print was "pulled" from the plate it left a  ghost outline.

I love sharing my process & welcome questions about anything I talk about.
What inspires  you?

C is for Canvas #AtoZChallenge

Canvas is my main medium these days. It's sturdy, has nice texture, 

& accepts everything I throw at it without complaint. 

I buy yards of it at a time since fabric vessels have taken over the studio.

It starts with brushing water on the fabric. Then acrylic paint I mix to the color of my choice. I add dabs of other color to get a mottled look. More water to blend.

Next it's decision time. What stencils from hand cut pile to use? As well as what colors.

This can keep me up at night or wake me up early. No joke.

 Each piece gets a fabric back & Pelon heavy interfacing between the layers for rigidity. 

Carpentry with fabric is how I categorize my creations. 

There is the occasional soft project. 

Thanks for following along on this month long adventure.