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I love the colors you can get...but it is messy and unpredictable as far as spraying a mist or getting blobs of ink! I am covered, the floor is covered, my work surface is covered....but it WAS fun!
Rays are spray inks, bird was sponged from ink pad. As long as the stencil was sprayed with adhesive on the back, the spray inks didn't realy seep a great deal, so the edges look better than I thought they would.
A little more challenging, to mask and use a variety of colors without a mess.
Most of the stenciling I have done, so far, is with spray paint. Often, the weather here does not cooperate when I want to work on something. So I am trying paints and spray inks, which are a little trickier to work with. But there are lots of fun colors and I am getting more familiar with what they do.
....thanks, Michelle R., for the helpful tips!
Fallout rain from edges of the hurricane kept me inside this weekend. Good time to work on layers and layers and layers. With some stencils thrown in, too.
.....sigh....
A post for Everyday Matters challenge 236-draw the palm of your left hand.
Everyday Matters challenge #209-Draw a shadow
Artists have a never-ending fascination with each other's art spaces. So I am going to post some shots of mine. This is the refinished attic of our house. That means 3rd floor, folks! That's a lot of stairs to get to heaven!
When you come up the stairs, the main room is on the left.
This is looking from another angle....the chaise is where my westies park themselves! The stairs are there to the right.
These are two moveable work islands in the center of the room. I use one as a tool working center, and the other is where I mostly paint. Behind that is a long counter space for computer and sewing areas.
Again, coming up the stairs and to the right, is the smaller room, where I have a utility sink and some storage. For no good reason, this area is called the 'kitchen'.
In the kitchen, there are 2 doors leading into the storage part of the attic. My friend, Jill Stone, painted this fun Mona Lisa on one of the doors for me. I love her. (both Jill and Mona!) I am trying to decide what to paint on the other door.
....and the view from the 'kitchen' back into the main art room. You can see my book 'stacks' (I have 3 sets of stacks, for a total of 9 bookcases!)...I should call it the library! Stairs at left, in this picture (they come up between the main room and the kitchen.
That concludes our little tour. When you think of me, you will be able to picture me in my natural habitat!
.....till later
for my friend Karen and her family....
Photography by Terry Berg
