tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post130835550238955845..comments2023-08-01T11:38:59.535+01:00Comments on Caro's Lines: PromptedCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-7587487549058505442009-04-04T13:21:00.000+01:002009-04-04T13:21:00.000+01:00Andrea - thank you! Getting words to work in what ...Andrea - thank you! <BR/><BR/>Getting words to work in what is otherwise image-based is quite a challenge for someone like me, in that I seem to keep words and images so separate, but singing them helps bridge the gap.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-12269268239421475122009-04-04T04:21:00.000+01:002009-04-04T04:21:00.000+01:00Fascinating. I love how you documemt your creative...Fascinating. I love how you documemt your creative progress and really, your blog is an art journal as well. The top drwaing is great -- I love how the spiral part works with the words.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-32766582282916623222009-04-03T09:18:00.000+01:002009-04-03T09:18:00.000+01:00Tinker - my inner critic must have been having qui...Tinker - my inner critic must have been having quite a night of it... by the time I looked I'd almost convinced myself that I'd find just boring writing... and even now the fact that I only looked in one is being flagged in my head... but there are journals from years that I really don't want to look in (before the end of my first marriage, and 1991 was a close squeak with respect to that...) so I'm NOT going to go looking through them all now!<BR/><BR/>I used the gouche as I hoped it was be a little better than poster paint but you are right I ought to try that too, I have some somewhere... <BR/><BR/>I might get some pre-made as well... just to see... though I am hoping to come up with a reasonably inexpensive solution to use throughout much of this particular altered book... I can do it digitally and then print it out but I was also hoping for a messier more hand's on (and up to my elbows) sort of solution!!<BR/><BR/>Mixed Media Martyr - thank you - luckily you don't have to attempt to sleep whilst my inner critic is muttering! And yes its fun to use ones own work as source material in other works... I used to do it with photocopies but of course digital manipulation allows for even more flexibility...<BR/><BR/>Ellen - thanks - I was quite surprised at how much did come out of what was a simple suggestion for a last meal - for instance when I asked Jim he simply said "Cheese on Toast".<BR/><BR/>I've not felt like being this methodical before... its the influence of the AB course... and also the sheer challenge of getting dry sgraffito to work on paper when I've had such success with it in the past on other surfaces.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-37160304811646124412009-04-03T03:53:00.000+01:002009-04-03T03:53:00.000+01:00I love all the meaning behind the last meal piece....I love all the meaning behind the last meal piece. Looks great too! Wonderful that you're experimenting, and keeping a record of what works best. I love seeing and using sgraffito in some art pieces but usually just reach for the closest sharp object available with mixed results. Like your methodical approach.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-87309267069489569442009-04-03T02:59:00.000+01:002009-04-03T02:59:00.000+01:00Those are art journals alright! I never doubted yo...Those are art journals alright! I never doubted you for a minute!!!<BR/><BR/>I love the idea of doing art and scanning it and doing stuff to it and then printing it again and putting it into other art. Tracy Bautista in "Creativity Unleashed" says to scan all your art work and then print it and use it in other work. I have even taken to scanning some things part way through so that I can use different stages in other work if I want to!!Mixed Media Martyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607694339657897540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-26533430218259225592009-04-02T23:15:00.000+01:002009-04-02T23:15:00.000+01:00They're journals that have art in them - they look...They're journals that have art in them - they look like art journals to me!<BR/>Sgraffito - poster paint (pretty similar to gouache) seems to give the most colorful results. I have tried scratching back into layers of acrylic paint sometimes with some good results (seems to work best if the substrate is wood or canvas, rather than paper, and the underlayer is very dry, and the top layer just barely). The premade ones are fun too, haven't tried them in a long time, you're making me want to again, though!tinkerhttp://tinkerart.typepad.com/tinker_art/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-36827813669941997752009-04-02T13:11:00.000+01:002009-04-02T13:11:00.000+01:00Genie - thank you - it was lots of fun to do.Genie - thank you - it was lots of fun to do.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16297785.post-42634152416533733372009-04-02T12:45:00.000+01:002009-04-02T12:45:00.000+01:00How fascinating this post is! I love the Scheheraz...How fascinating this post is! I love the Scheherazade piece! It's delightful! :)Genie Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436772228339009624noreply@blogger.com