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July 01, 2006
New Adventure!
Last night I stumbled upon a new creative outlet. I had intended to paint, but as I could not find my paints, I was at a loss. However, where the paints were meant to be (under my bed), there was fortuitously a box of sample votives I won last year. I'm a bit picky in terms of decor and so these votives, although high quality, as votives go, had never made it to display status. But last night they found their true calling - wax paints!!!
So, if you have a box of colorful votives and a bunch of oil paint practice boards lying around, I highly recommend melting the wax and dripping it on the boards to create a Jackson Pollockesque home art project. I experimented with using the solid end of paintbrushes to attempt to direct the wax in a more intentional manner, but it didn't work as well as I'd like. So, it's an art form in progress, and my "piece" from last night is still missing a certain something (chopped up old photos? writing? more wax?), but it was fun at any rate, especially if you're a sucker for colour like me. Try it!
| By Heather | 11:18 AM
Comments
Fantastic! Maby it needs some pantyhose? You should post the pic.
Posted by: lj at July 1, 2006 05:48 PM
Ooh, I hadn't considered pantyhose - and I don't have a digital camera to post any pictures. But for a mental image, it's got only 3 colours so far: orange, light blue, and a dark wine red. I've also added a torn off piece of an overexposed photo which is basically a buttery yellow in one corner. Still something missing... Who knows, pantyhose could be the key!
Posted by: Heather at July 2, 2006 01:02 AM