Over the last few days when thinking about The 100 Day Project my mind has been drifting towards tissue paper. 😂 I have rather a lot of it and it would be good to get some of it used up. Problem is it's not best used in #art projects that you want to stand the test of time as it fades pretty quickly.
When I finally got into the attic this morning and checked out my tissue paper stash it quickly became clear that the first task needed to be a bit of a sort out. That was fine with me as it was very cold up there and anything that got me moving was going to be a win.
As I organised the pile I removed the white pieces that had come from packaging, in order to try and make some wrapping paper with it. I grabbed a pile of book pages too since I have tons of those that need using up.
My initial plan was to lay down a couple of layers of book pages, glue stategic bits of the smaller pieces of tissue on top and then decorate in some way. I used watered down PVA glue in the hope that the glue would soak through the tissue and pages thus holding it all together.
Once tacked down I put it on the floor sprayed a bit of water onto it and then some ink. It doesn't get much more fun than working on the floor. 😁
While Plan 1 was drying I started attempt 2. This time I used gesso on the paper which had a completely different effect. If I'd thought about it I would have realised that Gesso was never going to soak through the paper like I wanted as, basically, it's a primer.
I ended up with this that looked a bit like fabric. The gesso was much hasher than the watered down PVA glue and ended up ripping the tissue in some places.
This is obviously the start of something. But what that something is I have no clue. I'm pretty sure it's not going to be wrapping paper though. 😂
I have my doubts about the first piece too now as I decided to seal it all with gel medium. That ended up ripping the paper like the gesso did.
I'm not sure what the finished product will look like. It's currently sitting under a pile of books. I'm hoping the weight of the books will flatten it and make the layers stick together and remove the air bubbles. I'm not holding my breath though.
Even if I don't end up with wrapping paper I'll end up with something. I just hope it's easily usable else I'll just have moved one pile of stuff to another. 😱 😂
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I think I see a tree on the left in the last photo. I mean, maybe if it was glued to a board or canvas, the wrinkles could be coaxed into designs and then painted over when dried.
It crossed my mind about tissue type paper today. Does it still fade a lot if you seal whatever you make with it after it dries. I see collage artists include it on pieces in art videos on youtube. You were talking about books above and I though, hmmmm I have a cheap art book or two that I acquired for nearly nothing in some un-remembered shop along the way. I read, thought there wasn't much to them, but they are somehow still here. Bits of their pages would be great for collage I'm thinking.
My mind is almost on gathering assorted bits to my art table area.
I'm glad you are going up every day and trying a thing or two.
I saw a tree too. 😁 I like how it's looking but I'm guessing it looks more solid that it actually is. I'll be interested to see what it's like when I pick it up off the floor tomorrow.
I'm pretty sure you can buy tissue paper that doesn't fade and that's what collage artists will be using. I've just got the cheap craft stuff and if the sun gets on it it fades really quickly. Sealing it doesn't make any difference. At least that's been my experience.
Glad to hear your mind is almost on gathering assorted bits to your art table area. You're going to have fun, fun, fun! 😁
Sometimes the most magical things come out of the unexpected... like organizing stuff. We get to remember things and try unusual combinations. Some years back, I inadvertently got into wood carving because I was testing stone engraving tools... you just never know.
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Wow amazing i have seen something like this first time. Keep it up. !! Have a great journey
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