paper torn, layered and glued....

It has been a little while since I have played with paper,

I've missed it!

not the mess, mind you...

I had forgotten how much mess I can make when I collage!

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I decided we needed a something for the wall in our lounge room

so I gathered some old textbooks, paper, vintage dictionaries & atlas, mod podge, washi tape,

 my brushes, spray graphite a couple of cog masks, a little chipboard birdie a 24" stretched canvas and started playing!

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this is what I came up with

a piece that represents all of the members of my family.

God, maths, science, music, craft, space, nature, gardening, physics, sewing, craft, our surname, it is all there....things that represent each of the members of our family!

there is even a little lego tribute  ;)

There is a tree for each member as well -

standing tall and together.



I love this verse

 

The heavens declare the glory of God

the skies proclaim

the work of his hands

Psalm 19:1

 

 

It seemed to work perfectly over the top of the

Southern Sky star chart from a vintage atlas.

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If you click on the photographs

they will probably be a little larger

if you would like to read anything on the collage.

 

Hope you find time today to be creative,

~ Gillian ♥

fabric & felt collage brooches...

 I've been playing around a little with some of my fabric scraps, felt and my sewing machine...

and these little collage brooches are the end results. 

 made using layers of felt and fabric,

working the layers and stitching until I'm happy with the design.

 The smallest is approx 5cm in diam

and the largest 6cm

 I hand sewed some brooch backs on

and they are ready to wear :)

 the best things are that they are light to wear

and I get to wear a little bit of 'art' when I go out!

Have a happy day

~ Gillian ♥

Lino Block Printing....

As I mentioned in an earlier post

I have been learning lino block printing, thanks to my friend Catherine.

This is a print from one of my first lino blocks

(a nice simple design for a beginner, getting used to the feel of the carving tools in my hand)

I have had this print it sitting on my desk since June waiting for some finishing touches to make feel a little more like 'my style'. I completed this piece for my son, Jacob yesterday.

His middle initial is T, so I placed a T in the middle of the A :)

Jacob is turning 15 shortly

so the thought of direction is on my mind for him,

I guess this is where the arrows come from

and he is an incredible mathematician so I printed this piece onto one of my favourite Basic Grey Papers - perfect to reflect his love for Maths.

Under the vintage optical lens is a definition of 'believe' from an antique dictionary.

This is my carved lino tile,

~ everyone has to start somewhere ;)
already my carving has improved, thanks to some lovely new tools and a little practice.
and here is Jacob's print framed in a lovely deep box frame.
ooohhh....while I've got you here, can you see that tall vase,
it's actually a vintage preserving bottle
with a page from an old atlas lining the inside of it, cool hey!



Have a great week ♥

A Mother's Love.....

The Stamping Queen

gave us a double challenge this month, to use some Design Galore images & base our themes around Mothers :)

So I have made this 8 x 10" Collage to fit inside a 'Box Frame'

I just need to paint up the frame this week ;)

then I can post it off to my Mother

(of course the surprise is now ruined, as I'm sure she'll read this post before she gets the parcel... sorry mum! but it will look even better when you receive it in the frame...lol!)

I used lot's of lovely TSQ supplies -Designs Galore Image, Collections Baroque Papers, Collections Vintage Transparency, Collections Dictionary Strip, Collections Heart, Kaiser Flourish, German Scrap.

And a few bits and pieces from my own stash - Prima Flowers, Rusty Key, lace, buttons, butterflies, computer generated words, sewing machine & Cosmo Cricket paper.

Love You Mum ♥

Have a Delightful Week Everyone :)

My 1st DT project for TSQ

Oh WOW...on Friday I received my first DT parcel from

The Stamping Queen

It was full of the most delightful bits,

some gorgeous stamps (which I'm working on at the mo)

and the New Vintage Things Collage kit!

anyway this is a little wall hanging I've made using some of the

Crafty Individuals collage sheets & other bits from the

Vintage Things Collage Kit

they are mini's each one is 13/4" square

The entire length of this piece including the hanger

(which is a paperclip from the kit) is 8" long.