Monday 11 April 2011

Altered Box

Altered Art Box



This was a box that held a china cup, my daughter wanted a small sewing box
So i designed several coloured papaers of the same pattern [ examples of pattern cutting]
Then decopatched them onto the box, I tore up some tissue patterns and decopatched on top.
I used a sponge to add distressed tea dye to the edges.
Glitter pens added fake stitching to the joins.
Then on the top I punched holes and used wired to add a sewing bobbin, small cotton real, elastic, buttons, lace trim, lace , curtain tape and a ribbon rose

Monday 4 April 2011

Another 3D CD


Paradise Island




I wanted to make a surprise for a friend who likes all things nautical, so a 3d island was just the thing I thought. I wanted palm tress, a hammock, beach hut, with a bit of macabre to balance, so grave stones, shrunken heads etc.

So the first starting point was to layer up loads of sawdust to act like sand each layer was allowed to dry before the next application. Whilst doing this i worked on the individual elements.

Palm trees
, these were to be constructed using eyelash and mixed fiber wools. I used wire, fairly thick so they would a] stand up and b] be able to thread through the hole and fix.
Three I felt was the right number i needed. It took a long time threading the wool in to a trunk and 5 branches per tree.
Once I had them constructed I started to add texture via colour so I sprayed the top of the trees with pesto, let it dry and then darkened the main branch with..........distressed ink
The coconuts were card candy coloured with distressed tea dye and stuck under the branches.
The parrots were a couple of beads covered in flocking and feathers attached via thin wire to the trees

Beach hut made by weaving some raffia and distressing with tea die

Hearth
a pre trimmed shell

Guitar a charm stuck to tree trunk

Hammock a piece of pot porri glued between the trees, the beach canoe was also a smaller piece of seed shell. a bit of yellow paper made the pillow and a few bits of tissue paper made a book

Graves lolly pop sticks trimmed and charm crosses added and beded into sawdust, bit of gesso turned the wood bleached

Shrunken Heads
small heads stuck on bits of sticks, feathers for hair and pushed into the sawdust

After finishing the assembling, the sea was next.....yes its high tide.....was some coloured gesso on tissue paper for texture when dry i topped it with white gesso and some glistening stickles.

i hope she likes it.

Friday 1 April 2011

3D Altered CD's


The Idea for this CD was a tranquil garden. To me some of the most beautiful and tranquil gardens are oriental, places to just sit and be.
So I set about planning, I decided to split the garden into 3 sections using a corner die cut. I cut 2 black and cardboard stiffener for each partition piece. I used 2 pieces as outside backs and 1 protruding in towards the centre.
Then I added the zen garden a whirl of PVA glue into which I dropped a grey stone fine grit and in the very centre of the CD I put a deep blue round bead.
Starting from left to right I used a Chinese bead and pulled through some eyelash wool, and set it as a pot into sawdust.
The other side of the fence. I used pipe cleaners, wool, beads, stones and pot pourri to make the vegetation. A lolly pop stick cut and trimmed and set upon 2 beads makes the bench.
The Chinese lanterns are made from 2 polystyrene balls hanging off wires. The river is scrunched tissue with a fish bead and cardboard bridge
The whole CD is set on 6 beads as feet