One hundred days of hair challenge

 I'm still working on my 100 Days of Hair Challenge, this lady was inspired by Tamara Laporte's class on Life Book 2021 course.  http://www.willowing.org/

This is Day 56/100 of the challenge.

Keep on creating each day!  Sending you big cyber hugs~ Renee

StencilGirl Collaboration with Tina Walker

Beautiful Minds Inspire Others Collaboration

 A few months ago I noticed on Face Book that Tina Walker was looking for participants for a StencilGirl Product collaboration.  I LOVE StencilGirl Products!  Of course I volunteered right off the bat.  I decided to make a cover for a handmade art journal for the challenge.  I have signed up for a few online classes for 2021 and I thought it would be nice to have a journal or two to put my finished projects in.  

Tina asked that we mention who was our inspiration for our project and I immediately thought of a fellow online artist that I have followed and been inspired by for many years now.   Linda Edkins Wyatt is my inspirational artist, I have been encouraged over the years by her drawings of unusual faces and the fact that she even has her own line of stencils that you can check out in the Stencil Girl product line.

I've included a step by step photo diary of my process.  I hope this inspires you in some way to create art as a way of maintaining balance and beauty in your life.  Also, I hope it will encourage you to jump at the opportunity to participate in a collaboration with other online artists even if it feels a little out of your comfort zone.

List of stencils:

StencilGirl Products

Talaya Goddess of Rain by Andrea 

Laugh by Pam Carriker small 6" by 6"

Unfinished by Seth Apter 9" by 12" 

Art Supplies

Paper products used:

Strathmore Mixed Media paper 5.5" by 8.5" for the face drawing

Strathmore 140 lb watercolor paper measuring 11" by 15" (for book cover folded in half)

Piece of black paper for matting and another mixed colored piece of paper for another mat under the black paper

White Gesso and Liquitex Ultra Matte Gel

Ranger products:  Distress Oxide Ink Spray Bundled Sage, Distress Oxide Wilted Violet ink pad

Tsukineko Inks:  Jet Black StazOn ink

Pens and Pencils:  Stabilo All Pencil Black, Black Fude Ball pen, Posca white pen, Memento Green markers for leaves and Gothic Purple Memento markers for flowers

Stamps:  Bird by Picture Show

Purple satin ribbon and double sided adhesive tape

First apply a thin layer of white gesso to the paper and allow it to dry.  When dry, place the stencil on the paper where ever you choose to place it.  Spray a light spritz of Tim Holtz's Distress Oxide Ink Spray, I used the Bundled Sage color.  Lift the stencil straight up and then allow the ink to dry.  When the ink is dry I used my black Stabilo All Pencil to outline her hair and the features on her face.  If you want some shading at this point just use a wet paint brush to drag the color from the pencil around.  This pencil will continue to activate whenever water touches the graphite so it can be applied lightly depending on the look that is desired.

 

Now I brought in Pam Carriker's stencil called "Laugh" and applied some of Ranger's Distress Oxide Wilted Violet ink using an applicator.  I didn't use the face of this stencil just some of the portions like the wing and the bottom portion with the number 3.  I added a touch of the violet color to her hair.

She made me think of Spring so a few flowers in her hair seemed appropriate.  I incorporated the Wilted Violet colors in her hair and used a Fude Ball black pen to turn them into flowers.

A close up photo shows the little bird that was stamped on a piece of tissue paper and added with Matte Gel.  Her hair was enhanced with more tangled roses and strands of hair using a Fude Ball black pen.

Seth Apter's "Unfinished" stencil added more details.  I only used a part of the word "unfinished" to get the title of "SHE", then I also used some of his other images within that stencil to add interest in the background.

To finish the piece I matted the face drawing on black paper, then I used a piece of Gelli Plate paper from my stash under the black matting.  Then the entire unit was adhered onto a piece of gessoed water color paper that had been folded in half to make an art journal.  The purple ribbon was laced through punched holes in the middle of the book cover, this allows me to add pages to the journal later.  The space at the bottom was left blank for now so I can title the book however I choose to in the future.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will check out some of the other artists participating in this collaboration.  Take care and be safe!  ~ Renee

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