cum sa faci o masca din hartie

pentru ca spre marea mea surpiza am tot mai multi vizitatori din Romania,m-am hotarat sa va bucur si eu cu un mic tutorial in curs de finisare despre cum sa faceti o masca din hartie.desigur exista mii de variante pe net care mai de care mai ingenioase si superbe...si finisate,nu ca acesta pe care vreau sa va arat.
statea ascuns pe un raft de biblioteca de cel putin un an.a ramas asa(w.i.p cum spun englezii work in progress-) din cauza lipsei de inspiratie.am simtit ca mai are nevoie de ceva,de accea este tot in starea pe care vi-l prezint acum.penru inceput am cumparat o masca de plastic care a servit ca baza

doar ca intr-o paranteza va spun ca prima mea masca(asta fiind a treia)am realizat cu ajutorul staniolului pe care l-am indoit in mai multe straturi si l-am presat pe fata mea.peste forma luata am aplicat pasta de hartie si a iesit o masca purtabila...de data asta in schimb neavand pasta gata preparata,am ales metoda fasiilor de hartie numita "strip mache".

am inceput prin modelarea mastii de baza cu plastelina copiilor,pana a iesit o fata cu diferita de cea cumparata.am vrut sa fac o fata de barbat














asa arata dupa primele doua-trei fasii de hartie aplicata.l-am lasat la uscat.este f important ca straturile de hartie sa se usuce bine.

a urmat alte doua straturi de fasii de ziar.aceasta alternata dintre fasiile de hartie tip xerox si ziar il fac deosebit de rezistenta dupa uscare.

 dupa ce s-a uscat am mai ajustat pe alocuri unde la pipait l-am simtit mai moale.l-am lasat din nou la uscat.veti observa niste urme de arsura(am probat o unealta electrica cu care se pot face gravuri in diferite materiale in cazul meu am vrut sa "slefuiesc"hartia prin ardere-dar tot asa se poate slefui cu mare succes cu obisnuitul smirghel).
dupa uscarea completa am netezit locurile mai colturoase cu smirghel.

 urmeaza faza pregatirii pentru pictat.aplicati un strat de gesso s-au un strat(doua) subtire de vopsea de perete,dupa uscare completa,slefuiti din nou astfel s-ar putea sa crape si chiar sa cada bucati dupa pictare.o alta idee ca sa evitati acest strat de pregatire ar fii ca ultimul strat de hartie aplicata peste masca sa fie hartie xerox alba.

seamana cu Data din Ultima frontiera,nu?

din momentul uscarii gesso-ului puteti incepe finisarea mastii cu pictatul ei si aplicare de textil ori par artificial,blana etc .lasati-va condus de imaginatie..mai bine ca mine,heheh...vreau sa mai aplic ceva peste cap,mi se pare un pic banala asa,dar asta cine stie cand.in orice caz am sa va arat cum am procedat.dupa ce ati pictat masca il puteti da cu lac-atentie va capata un aspect lucios,dar poate ca tocmai asta urmariti) s-au sa-l conservati aplicand un spray mat pentru acrilice.
spor la treaba,sa aveti rabdare-timpul de uscare intre straturi poate dura chiar si 2 zile! iarna e mai usor deoarece caloriferul e de mare ajutor,vara ne poate ajuta soarele sau un ventilator.important e sa circule aerul.


ildi

swirlin' around

my lately tin cup embossing addiction is not even cooled down i'm already messing up with paper circles...many of them already around all over the house...a new addiction? is it going to last? i have no idea if it will be a bloom i will see it in spring lol.
about 4 years ago i was tempted to make a paper basket and i managed to do the bottom of it then get bored and left in a box until now when i was already sure i will never get to make that basket so was thinking to upcycle the recycled and unfinished basket part.this way the paper sticks were swirled together and my little one was very happy playing with the 40 different size newborn paper snails.
later  i searched the net to see similar examples and some of the seen swirls made me paying more attention to the snails quality.then i found out that their "perfectness" is due to the store bought quilling paper and i cooled down a bit but still trying to make my best by recycling some magazine pages.
i'm still improving the coiling steps that i want to show you hopefully sometimes.i was already told to make a few coiled jewelry so i'm sticking with the snails a bit right now...

there are many things you could use the bounded swirls-i saw coiled bowls,plates,wall art,hot-matt(very practical i was thinking of that!),new banner (lol)etc...

this is also my entry to #17 "Show and Tell on Saturday" for artistsinblogland.blogspot.com
check out for other artists work by clicking the link!

stay warm and practice.............ildi

paper mache fishes swimming in blogger ocean

wishing you Happy 2012!
besides the owl some paper fishes made them way to surf the web...
they are already in their new home and i'm happy they are so welcomed and loved!
this gift was made in three days i must confess that the microwave was a real help to accomplish the "task".
now i will spoil you with a lot of before and after pictures...fishes are the symbol of Christianity and stand for a plentiful prosper new year.we eat fish or pork in new years eve not a dram of chicken as they say chicken burrows in the past lol...

they were meant to be a hanged colorful catching decoration for a little baby....hopefully the forms and colors will catch her attention and make her leave mommy alone for a while lol...


Va doresc un An Nou Fericit !!!
Boldog Uj Evet!!!


be good.......................................ildi

happy days...

they really are...what a wonderful Christmas we had and the following days...
i even had time to make a little box for three of the "leaving"snowmens.three of them remain at home as my son wanted,they looks just great on the xmas tree and three of them be soon on it's way to Timisoara.

the box,not quite for snowmens (it looks too hot i know) but this is how it came out.i tryed something else first but i messed up the painting ...so then i just freed my mind and let it come whatever it has too.below you can see what i recycled...

see you next time,untill...please serve yourself :)

study on coils

it was in my mind to try coiling some paper while ago and now the moment become actual.i found many artist using coils to decorate their stuffs mostly the edges of their works and i could have been able to show a link to them if i wouldn't be so skilled to erase my favorite paper artists link while ago when i added another item.now i have to find them again and it will be not be easy.i'm not very sure if they used just the paper and flour mixture i usually do or if it was the so called fast mache or better said paper clay.i never worked with paper clay but i found out that it is a mixture which allows you to sculpt very fine details .coil is a detail i was willing to know more about.i remember very vague a sheep maybe sawn on etsy with a superb coiled fur.
i sad i should give it a try using my knowledge about corn shuck coils. this is a tradition in my grandmothers village where almost everybody makes objects from it .the coils are all the time needed and put over a wooden frame and some nails.the wide shuck end is cut because it is too rough then soaked in water for a minute or so and kept wet while working with them.i was doing it also with pleasure when i was a child and spent my vacations at my grandparents.of course the shucks advantage is that it won't tear apart like paper does if too wet or too soft.
the coils i made are recycled gifts paper but it will work well with shiny magazine pages too.i tried to imitate the shuck coils which with a little practice of course came uniform and round and thanks to their V shapes makes easy the continuity.that will be another study later on hehe.what i found important here is that after i twisted the paper i covered it with narrow strips of toilet paper,kind of v rough.we can still find it some place.it looks v much like crepe paper lol.i just put it over the coils dry they will soak enough humidity when it came twisted again.that would smooth out the coils and gives the look i want. hope it is understandable.a video would be word saving and easier to understand but no time for that.

what i did here was to recycle about 8 egg holder,actually the upper side ,the lid of the egg holder.i soaked in hot water for about 2 hours then teared it and pasted over a balloon with flour paste.this is what i call fast mache,you don't have to deal with the pulp.it is already ready.two layers of this "pulp"is enough for a bowl project specially if it cames hardened with the dragon skin. the coils came as an ornament i dreamed one morning lol but if you could take a look outside our window you would see the same pattern made from iron lol.i just figured out this yesterday.but inspiration come from many places....though mostly form the kitchen lol.i take a lot of shots while cooking not artistic photos but of anything that grabs my attention.like an onion for ex.my next painting idea lol.i must see to can paint.
enough for words huh,here some pictures


i used for the first time modeling paste.i asked for white acrylic ink and received this.my husband sad it is better this than nothing.lol.it is a lightweight paste which covered very well the wholes between the coils and body of the bowl but a bit expensive as art supplies are usually.ehe



this is the final result and i got some very good advices to enhance the texture from Magdalena and Marilyn my flickr friends.thank you!i will sure try both methods!
Magda " I would slightly enhance the texture: dip a sponge in diluted black/dark blue acrylics and just touch the outer texture. It will give it more dimension. If you make it too dark - you can just wash it out by rubbing with damp sponge/cloth :) "
Marilyn "If you'd like to "enhance the texture", as studiomurano suggested, maybe you could rub a soft lead pencil onto paper, then get some of the lead onto your fingertips and rub it onto the high spots of your bowl. You could also use pastels or conte, maybe charcoal or even soot from a stove; anything that gives you the look you want. "
please don't mind the quotes i rush to the end...my baby has to wake up.thank you again!