A Peek Into My Collage Process
March 29, 2023 at 7:53 pm | Posted in Art Studio, Considering Ideas | Leave a commentTags: collagraph, Golden gel, intaglio, Jonathan Talbot, mixed media collage, relief printing
Today, I prepped some previously printed papers for collage and other mixed media work. The procedure is to coat each side of the paper, letting it dry in between, with gloss polymer gel. That way they will be ready to use in the future. At that time, after arranging the usually torn paper shapes, I apply a tacking iron which seals them to the prepared surface, using a silicone coated paper between the iron and the art paper so the iron doesn’t stick. For that I recycle the glossy, easy release papers that postage stamps or address labels are attached to. Unaltered art papers may also be added at that time to the collage. However, the basic approach can save much frustration in working with glues and sticky fingers. This is a method developed by the collage artist, Jonathan Talbot, that I’ve been experimenting with. My preferred adhesives are the Golden Acrylic Gels.
It’s fun to experiment with different printing materials using relief and intaglio techniques. Clockwise here are: a relief collagraph plate using found items to create 3-D texture; three stamps, the top one is carved from soft Safety-Kut material; the bottom two are incised foam designs mounted on foam blocks; a larger incised foam design and a print from it; a print created with a Gelli plate which is more or less a mono print approach; a plate with a raised surface made using dripped gel or glue on lino; then three more carved Wonder-Cut linoleum blocks.
This rolling print drying rack was a splurge item as I wasn’t sure how much use it would get, but it has worked out nicely. Otherwise there would be papers scattered about on every studio surface on a day like today, as I prepped multiple papers not just printed ones. It’s also handy for drying small paintings.
Winescapes- The 6-liter Canvas
April 14, 2010 at 2:47 pm | Posted in Art Studio | 1 CommentTags: abstraction, Bakersfield Museum of Art, benefit auction, brainstorming, CREATIVITY, Daniel Smith acrylics, Exhibition, Golden gel, iridescent paint, painted wine bottle, Winescapes
Until I hefted one I really had no idea how big a 6-liter wine bottle was.
The idea was to “art it up” for a benefit auction at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. I had never worked with a bottle before. When you first brainstorm on an art project, tons of ideas come to mind. You entertain all ideas, from the silly to the fantastic. I considered drilling holes, attaching metal extensions, etching into, gluing onto, putting inside off, shall it be wrapped in grapevines? The whole gamut entertained just to shake loose ideas. In the end the decision was to paint onto. I do love to paint! I’m also painting other landscapes. The idea of a Dionysius ‘scape seemed fitting.
by Joan Desmond 2010
I practiced on a couple of smaller bottles to see the effects of the various mediums on glass. The final decision included some of the luscious interference and duochrome acrylic paint from Daniel Smith. They give the image a rich, reflective quality. I also wanted to keep some of the glass exposed as there is always a relationship between the material and the message, and this was a “glass-see-though-with-depth bottle”. For the main image, which you may recognize as a re-creation of a much larger, 62″, oil painting of mine, a thin application of Yes Paste was used to attach a rectangle of paper. This gave it opaqueness and surface stability. Then a layer of gesso was applied and then the paint. The lettering is in acrylic applied to the glass over gesso, with no paper. Afterwards, for a protective coat it was sealed with thinned Golden Soft Gel.
So just how large is a 6-liter bottle? Here’s a comparison.
“Winescapes -wine tasting and auction”, will be held on Wednesday, April 21 from 6:30pm- 8:30pm at: the Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St., Bakersfield, CA
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