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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100 Days of Hair project

100 Days of Hair

During the quarantine I've been focusing on drawing faces as my art project.  I never seem to tire of this for some reason.  To guide me with the proper placement of facial features I have found that stencils can really be a big help.  I use a lot of the StencilGirl Products including their different face stencils.  One that I am especially fond of is Andrea Matus deMeng's "Abigail".  First I apply a thin layer of Gesso on a piece of 140 lb watercolor paper, when that is completely dry, then I pencil in the face using the Abigail stencil.  Every time I use that stencil the face looks different depending of whether I collage the hair or paint it with acrylics.  The stencil is just a placement guide for the features.

"Bombshell"

And then we must remind ourselves that
"Not all Bombshells are Blondes"

 I'm trying different techniques out for hair, these two seem to be stuck in the late fifties early sixties of hair styles.  But there are so many different ways to do hair, I'm up to day 38 now with lots of Zentangled hair, of course.  I've been trying to post art as often as possible on IG and FB so the blogging has suffered a little.

I'm hoping you're all staying safe and healthy!  Hugs ~ Renee

 

StencilGirl Face stencil by Andrea Matus DeMeng looking like Frida

I'm doing a series of faces using the same stencil by Andrea Matus DeMeng provided to me by StencilGirl Products.  This is to demonstrate how with just one stencil many different looks can be achieved.  The one I'm sharing today is my take on the artist Frida.

As mentioned before, after designing my master board type face design I just made a few changes on the photocopied face and added a collage of deli paper flowers and a few paper flowers made by Prima.  Her eyes are actually Jane Davenport's washi tape eyes.

I hope you'll play with this idea and just have fun with it.

Hugs ~ Renee