Exploring Creativity
A selvedge is a “self-finished” edge of a piece of fabric which keeps it from unraveling and fraying.
The edges of my fabric heart have no selvedge.
My mom is in ICU after having a stroke three days ago and I have come unraveled.
Hug the ones you love. xoxo
This was fun!
For today’s prompt, botanical, I gathered plants on my walk this morning, coated them with printing ink and pressed them between two index cards. I love the results!
It’s hard to decide which one I like best.
As usual, I jumped in without looking at a tutorial. It probably would have been better if I pressed them in a book for a few hours before inking. I will try that next time. And there will be a next time. It is totally worth the effort and messy hands. Soap & water cleanup.
I used Speedball block printing ink, a soft brayer, and ceramic cutting board.
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Random hand drawn letters colored with Sharpies. Maybe there’s a color coded message?
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Beside the barn
Up the hill
Next to the tree line
A narrow plateau
The suggestion of a pond
Fed by a cantankerous spring
Shallow brown and gold and then green
Filled with gelatinous speckled floating masses
At first
From eggs to tadpole to pollywog to frog
This pond hosted life
And added to my education
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Four layers in this circle to represent how a kaleidoscope (today’s ICAD prompt), image might appear. I used Koi, Jane Davenport, and Daniel Smith pans.
It was interesting to “feel” the differences. The Davenport felt grainy, the Koi cakes were cracked, but easy to activate, and the Daniel Smith brand were all velvety smooth.
Anthony Roebuck at Watercolor Affair offers an in depth look.
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