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(snapshot directly from inworld, Caliah Lyon's windlight settings, no postwork)
Since the release of Sayuri I've been working on a softer skin again, a softer version of Eva if you will. Though I try to make my skins look "real", I find my personal preference fighting that all the way, and I want to stick to the handdrawn/pastel look.
For the interested: The bikini is from Artilleri and the hair is from Fri.day
Further to the adjacent photo which is 'Take 2' of my etching adventures, this was the first and less successful incarnation.
The resist I used to transfer the image to the copper was too thin and whilst it looked decent when applied, started to dissolve during the etching process and allow some of the surface beneath to start and etch where it should have been protected. This has given rise to a rather granular and noisy surface around the daisy where I'd intended it to remain smooth. It also started to lift away from the edges of the design and the result was a slightly softer and expanded outline to the flower, where take 2 was much tighter and defined.
But I wanted to oxidise it anyway and see how the final results were likely to look. I also wanted to try out the bail arrangement, as this had been one of my original ideas for it too.
I've blogged about my new aventures in etching with some work in progress photos etc.
I've done this one before~~but in green with amber head and legs. For this one I chose amber for the shell as well~we'll see how this works out.
Three different textures of teal green glass for the 'water'~~I thought the amber and teal would harmonize nicely.
Solder tomorrow if all goes well.
getting ready to tie in another thread & work the 4th pass, then the beaded band will be rolled together and woven into a round rope
some beads for another project have started sneaking onto my work tray (pretty pink porcelain donut)
BUT now i'm going to crochet, I think I will finish my green scarf today. I don't feel any real urgency to finish this beadwork, just enjoying the process, very zen.
I am re-visiting stumpwork and I have unearthed some old pictures from a time when I used to teach this subject.
I have put aside my womens' suffrage studies to ready myself for the General Election which should be in the early part of this year.
I have always made a piece for the Election, and this year I thought that I would revisit stumpwork and in particular the padded faces I used to embroider. These would be interesting made into political jewellery.
Watch this space!
I sat for two and a half hours last night, painting the watercolour paper with water and rubbing it with my finger.
This had two results: it broke up the surface of the paper, so that the paint will sink in, and it gave a distressed effect to the whole piece.
Also, my finger was sore!
It was whilst I was waiting for paint to dry on another project that I spied an abandoned canvas in my workroom.
I coated it with tissue paper, acrylic paint and gesso, and then added various paint effects on top.
After sanding it with a sanding block I added tea stains, buttons and dyed lace.
This canvas will hold my collection of "glitzy" necklaces and is destined for my bedroom.
It is a work in progress as I have lots more memorabilia to add.
After four hard months of a total rebuild and extension I am now in possession of a studio. This is still a storage area pending decoration, and as I have to complete a four foot hanging in the next two days I am forced to work in a very tiny area in part of this room.
I have shown here my pin board with my "tapestry" attached to it. I am trying to position the daisy and the bottom border here. Lots more work to do!