Saturday, October 10, 2009

Basic Fabric Paper

I am participating in a book study on the book Stitch Alchemy hosted by Belinda - mmartfriends yahoo group. Here are the pictures of the basic fabric paper I made last weekend and my journal notes on each piece.

Page 1 - Pink n Orange Flowers
Process: Sobo Glue, Tissue Paper, overlay tissue paper from Bandalino Shoe box w a sheer geometric design.
Comments: I like the softness of the Sobo Glue on the finished product and the detail the overlay tissue gives the finished piece. Colors look great together.


Page 2 - Gold
Process:
Sobo Glue, Tissue Paper, Cigar Band, Yarn Pom - opened and drizzled for texture, overlay tissue paper was tan - not white
Comments: I like the softness of the Sobo Glue, I like they drizzled yarn pom for texture, I like the idea of the overlay - but it really subdued the collaged pieces underneath. Love the cigar band as a impact element.


Page 3 - Black n White
Process:
Elmers Glue, Tissue Paper, Junk Mail Envelopes, Black Thread, Overlay tissue paper - white w black dots
Comments: Overlay paper is over dramatic at this point, love the linear texture added by the black thread. The Elmers Glue is much stiffer than the Sobo


Page 4 - Collage Scraps 1
Process:
Elmers Glue, Tissue Paper, Rescued dye mop paper towel, Asian calendar goat motif and target sale price stickers.
Comments: The elmers is stiff - otherwise we will see how it turns out in an end product...


Page 5 - Dyed Towel #1
Process:
Elmers Glue, rescued dyed paper towel - separated for mirror image effect, metallic gold thread drizzle
Comments: The elmers is stiff, love the mirror image effect of the paper towel, the metallic thread drizzle is not effective - needed to be a more dominate color - perhaps copper...


Page 6 - Scrap Collage #2
Process:
Elmers Glue, tissue paper, dye mop paper towel
Comments: the elmers is stiff, we will see if it improves in a finished piece


Page 7 - Dyed Towel #2
Process:
Elmers Glue, Dye Mop Paper Towel - separated for mirror image, Orange Thread
Comments: The elmers is stiff, love the use of the separated towel, and the linear effect the thread adds.

Page 8 - Scrap Collage #3
Process:
Elmers Glue, Tissue Paper, Dye Mop Paper Towel, Asian Calendar Days of the Week, Change of Address Label.
Comments: the elmers is stiff, we will see how it works in a finished piece..

Additional Thoughts and Comments:
This was a wonderfully creative experiment -I am in the study to encourage myself to 'get out of my box' so to speak and this was a good start. I definitely prefer the Sobo over the Elmers - as noted in my comments. I like the random collage aspect of this project and need to experiment further with the tissues I am using as the final overlay. It seems those with subtle texture or color work best - those more dramatic and darker in color seem to dominate the collage work underneath. More to come as the journey continues...

4 comments:

  1. they look fabulous now, never mind when you start adding colors!
    I'm really enjoying this book study and picking up tips from other people

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  2. I like the scraps collage and collage scraps ones best, but these will all be fun to work with!

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  3. Pam - Thanks for the pics and comments. All very helpful. I, too, have found the elmers to be too stiff for this and am off to get some Aileen's tacky glue today. I agree about the subtler colors. Yay. Can't wait for round two. Oh! And I like your yarn and thread add-ins!

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  4. Love how you documented your process and comments. Very organized. Wish I was more like that. Thank you!

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