studio - working on paper

studio - working on paper
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

since i don't know if i will have time to get out to Suders Art Supply to snag some decorative paper to use as a cover for the book i am to be constructing in a workshop tomorrow, i decided to make some cloth-paper, ie art paper backed in muslin. boy, this stuff is exhausting. it really does take all day to make a few big sheets.

i started out with some yellow and orange bases, but they weren't doing it for me. you can check those out on my flickr. i think they'll be better for details, embellishments, and other pieces.

then i read the workshop sheet (yeah, smart move!) and noticed the decorative sheets for cover and interior cover needed to be considerably bigger. that's when i progressed to the much larger red based paper thing. it nearly covers my entire desk. i needed 11x27 inches. this is larger by several inches either way. i made it with several colors of tissue paper (red, orange, white, pink), some various pigments (liquid, watercolor), and some ripped up 1.25x1.25 inch squares of what used to be a dictionary page (or four), which were also watercolored darker colors. there's some thread layered in, too!

since my large work table in my studio is covered in junk. by junk, i mean 'art junk' which is not to be confused with trash or a Chinese water-craft (even tho those are really cool).

i am going to try to clear that off this weekend so as to preserve my little collection of prints without spatter of watercolor or any other arty stuff. my poor prints, hanging on the edge of disaster!