Sunday, February 20, 2011

Feb.20,2011












I finally finished the bits I cut from the failed turtle painting. I have ended up with over 50 small pieces and 50 bookmarks!
So I better not ruin another large watercolor..because this is a lot of work!
And I hate to waste when there were some good passages.
I also made a small art journal. It has card stock covers, Thai Phenom paper end pages and arches 90Lb. paper pages. All stamping done with handmade stamps I made yesterday. I used a plastic eraser and carved 4 sides. Then I cut up a soft lino block and carved some more stamps. That was fun and easy with some nice effects. I used the same stamps for the 30+ paintings.
I plan to make some more art journals because they are fun to do.
It has been snowing today, rain yesterday..good days for art!
Hope your weekend is fun too.

9 comments:

  1. What an amazing post I like the idea of the bookmarks. Great.

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  2. Thanks Ralph..hope you are having a great day!

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  3. You have so many innovative of making your art Kay, keep up the good work.

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  4. Wow!! Those are amazingly beautiful bits!!! Hard to believe you had a painting that didn't work out!!! You could also use them as business cards, maybe....they are truly beautiful!

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  5. that is a great idea Carol! Ryan..so glad you came for a look.

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  6. Kay, these are just gorgeous. And, you made your own stamps from a pencil eraser??? Lady, I do not call this a failed painting...I call it creative art!

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  7. Carol..you crack me up! White plastic erasers are so easy to carve. and you can use all sides..makes for a very versatile little item!

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  8. These are lovely pieces and its wonderful that were able to recycle the 'failed' painting, though i can imagine it is a big disappointment that you felt it wasn't a success in the first place

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  9. Thanks..it was for a bit then of course I bagan to see some possibilities and that got me excited! Thanks for visiting.

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