Prison door base (detail)
My new project is to make a mixed media piece based on the prison door of Stafford Gaol which Emma Sproson describes in her memoires.
She speaks in some detail about the marks and messages scratched onto its surface.
The base of the piece is calico, on to which I have hand stitched further pieces of calico and linen.
I am now adding another layer of hand stitching as well as areas of PVA. I have scratched marks into the surface of the PVA and when this layer is dry I hope to add further layers of acrylic modelling paste, emulsion paint and then a top layer of acrylic paint ( and anything else which comes to hand!).
I hope that the final impression is that of a dark, multi-layered piece.
It measures about 3 foot by 4 foot at the moment, but it could end up much larger.
Prison door base (detail)
My new project is to make a mixed media piece based on the prison door of Stafford Gaol which Emma Sproson describes in her memoires.
She speaks in some detail about the marks and messages scratched onto its surface.
The base of the piece is calico, on to which I have hand stitched further pieces of calico and linen.
I am now adding another layer of hand stitching as well as areas of PVA. I have scratched marks into the surface of the PVA and when this layer is dry I hope to add further layers of acrylic modelling paste, emulsion paint and then a top layer of acrylic paint ( and anything else which comes to hand!).
I hope that the final impression is that of a dark, multi-layered piece.
It measures about 3 foot by 4 foot at the moment, but it could end up much larger.