Hi, all. Seth Apter here. Excited to be posting on StencilGirl Talk today! I am sharing
a project that combines two of my favorite art activities: journaling and
stenciling!
My
current journal is a ring-bound, 9 x 12 inch book with 140lb watercolor paper. I
have covered every page with black gesso and always keep this journal by my
side when I am arting. Whenever I have leftover paint or feel the need to make
a creative mess, I do so on one of the pages.
Over
time, a background emerges that I have created without any conscious effort.
Today’s journal page began that way and looked like this when I pulled out the
stencils.
I
decided to start my page using several of my newly released stencils from my On
the Edge collection: Make it Count and You Got This. These designs were created
to be part stencil and part mask, offering a creative twist to the user.
I
usually start my pages in a corner and this was no exception. I applied
multiple layers of colors of both paint (PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk
Acrylics: Bora Bora, Concrete, Professor Plum) and ink (Imagine Crafts StazOn
Midi: Jet Black, Gothic Purple) through portions of both stencils using a
sponge. Some detail was added to the surface using a rubber stamp (Spellbinders
French Text) and ink as well.
I
continued to stencil, using words from Make it Count and design elements from a
4 x 4 inch stencil designed by Mary Beth Shaw as part of her December 2015 StencilGirl Club collection. Again, I layered in stencils using both paint
(PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics: Guacamole, Space Cadet, Concrete,
Professor Plum) and ink (Imagine Crafts StazOn Midi: Blue Hawaii).
Working
my way around the page, I stenciled the word NOW from the mask portion of my
The Time stencil and I added some additional swirling designs using Mary Beth
Shaw’s 4 x 4 inch stencil from her March 2015 StencilGirl Club collection. I continued to use the same paint and ink
colors to create a cohesive page. I also added a bit of extra complexity with
my French Text stamp and black ink.
The time
came for finishing touches. Using both black and white gel pens, I outlined the
stenciled text and some of the designs elements. This technique makes them both
pop off the page and integrate into the background at the same time. Some drips
were added using Golden High Flow Acrylic paint in Carbon Black. The final step
was adding some random splatter using watered-down white gesso.
For more mixed media and art journaling inspiration from Seth Apter, visit his website and blog!
Seth, you've done it again -- wonderful artwork!
ReplyDeleteThanks a million Cecilia.
DeleteVery inspiring Seth....find it interesting that you start in a corner, and that makes sense to me now...I start in the middle! lol...going to try your way next. Can't wait to use your new stencils.
ReplyDeleteGive the corner a go Gerrie. It changes the way a page is created.
DeleteI like the idea of starting in a corner. I'll have to give it a go :) Love the layout and all the little details, as usual!
ReplyDeleteThanks so very much Diana.
DeleteNice job, Seth, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU MB -- president of the stencil!
DeleteBrilliant Seth!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciation Angela.
DeleteFabulous! Really love the stencil/masks, so fun! Great pages, thanks for sharing!~kim
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Kim.
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