I've always loved drawing and painting, but there is also almost always something lacking. I would NEVER just paint on a canvas, how BORING! When I discovered light modeling paste, something clicked. Then I discovered that if you mix in cheap craft paint, and I mean CHEAP, you can get some great translucent effects. The craft paint that comes in a little bottle for around $.89 is what I'm talking about. No Liquitex artist paint here! It's too nice! It covers too well! I love a nice translucent layer of modeling paste, usually pushed through some kind of texturing tool or stencil, to hide and reveal my background layers.
I will try to list the products I'm currently using, there are SO many! Let's see.... canvas of course as a base, 12x12 paper collaged for a background, clear gesso, pan pastels, mechanical pencil, Copic markers, punchanella, light modeling paste, craft paint, Liquitex acrylics both heavy body and basics in tube, a brayer and assortment of brushes, stencils for cupcakes, PYMII, glitter and glitter glue by Jones Tones, K&Company borders for scrapbooking. I may have forgotten something, but oh well!
I'm working on a new body of work to show to the Austin Craft Riot so I can partner with my friend Deanna and do a show at the end of August. I can't do jewelry locally as the market is SATURATED! I actually think perhaps the time has come for a promoter to do a handmade jewelry show, so that everyone who makes jewelry can get together and have parties of their own.
