I’m returning to my illustration of Ben
Okri’s poem and we have reached the hopeful words: “We can wake to the power of our voice, change the world with the power
of our choice”. I am constantly
amazed by just how appropriate the lines of this poem are to the situations we
find ourselves in, particularly at the moment, but I suspect to any moment.
Here are the steps I took to make these
pages:
1. Gesso
2 facing pages. I’m using the pages from the large art journal from
ArtbyMarlene. Use an old credit or hotel card to spread the gesso and while it
is still well, spray on sparkle spray paint. Let this dry well.
2. Using
white gesso and the large stencil from the July 2020 StencilClub add the image over the entire pages with a cosmetic sponge.
3. Glue
on imagery from paper napkins, using the top layer only, with matte medium.
4. Spray
on some more sparkle and mica spray paints as in step 1
5. Using
selected areas of the large stencil from step 2 more marks with white gesso and
pale green paint with a cosmetic wedge.
6. Add
more shapes using all the stencils from the July 2020 StencilClub and turquoise paint.
7. Outline
elements with a permanent white marker
8. Using
the large stencil from the July 2020 Club stencils add red flowers as shown using a red oil pastels and
your fingers. Add the pastel to the stencil and rub through the opening.
9. Rub
on the red oil pastel randomly on the pages and spread it with a dampened
finger. Do the same with a white oil pastel.
10. Glue
on pieces of tissue wrap with lettering (I used Tim Holtz’s Postale)
11. Repeat
step 4.
13. Glue
on text (made on a Dymo Writer) as well as postage stamps.
14. Surround
some of the circles with pink and yellow water soluble oil pastel.
15. Edge
the pages with a dark blue oil pastel, spreading it with your fingers.
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