I have signed up to Passport to Art this month. During July I will be working in an Atlas that I bought at a charity shop. Bernice suggested that in advance pages are torn from the book leaving one for each day plus a couple more if you want to do double pages or add anything extra. So on my workspace today (actually the dining room table again!) is my Atlas minus a pile of torn out pages. I was quite excited about removing these because it occurred to me I can sew these together and make more books! Or I can use them in other ways. I love maps!
Also on my workspace is the paint I used. Tester pots from a well known DIY Store. They had a large range of colours and were selling them off cheaply. Nearly all of them are chalk based and as I have been using PaperArtsy paints which are also chalk based I thought I would give these a try to see if they were a suitable substitute for some projects. So far so good!! I won't use them for anything special, but where I want to be experimental, I am happy to try out different mediums. On these pages I covered the page in the paint using two colours, then when it was nearly dry I gave a spray of white Dylusions. It has worked well as a base cover and more layers will be added to my pages using masks and other techniques.
Bernice is giving daily prompts and tutorials, including a quotation for the page. I haven't got as far as adding these as I only discovered the course a couple of days ago. But I am catching up and enjoying the messy play. Another suggestion was to add masking tape before painting, then lift to reveal the page underneath. I like this effect and I added white Dylusions spray after which helped to soften and blended the strips.
If you want to go check out this course for yourself you will find details here. I will be posting more photos as I complete the pages.
Another thing on my workspace this week is my sewing machine. I do not want to show this as it would reveal giveaways that I am making for my new monthly challenge that starts this Friday 5th. If you like photography you may like to check it out. Called '5 in 5' you are invited to take 5 photos in 5 minutes and then post.... you've got it.... your favourite 5! There is more information here so please pass on details to anyone you know who might be interested.
Meanwhile over at Julia's there are lots of other exciting projects and workspaces being shared. You never know what you might find, so why not pop over and say hello. Thank you for visiting and have a good week.
