tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85909977759738583922024-03-12T20:28:48.665-07:00ArtangelMixed media artistartangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-75773927949547646862020-04-27T08:35:00.000-07:002020-04-27T10:03:31.829-07:006 Ways To Add Texture To Your Mixed Media Art (Using Things You Probably Already Have At Home) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are so many ways to add beautiful and interesting textures to your mixed media work! In this tutorial </span><span style="text-align: left;">I'll show you some methods using materials you probably already have around the house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This technique works with any sort of tissue paper - even loo roll! Simply crumple up the sheet of tissue and glue it to your paper or canvas. Let it crease as much as you want; the more creases, the more lovely texture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once dried, the paper can be painted over. Rubbing a dry medium (e.g. pastels/coloured pencils/charcoal) over the top will bring out the texture even more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour and drip PVA glue from the bottle, making random shapes and patterns. Once it's dry (this can take a while depending how thick your glue is) it can be painted over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OK, so for the below examples I have used a commercial stencil and texture paste (Galeria modelling paste by Windsor and Newton, if you're interested). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But if<span style="text-align: left;"> you don't have these supplies on hand, you could try making a homemade 'texture paste' using flour with a little water added. You can also make a DIY stencil by cutting shapes out of cardboard packaging. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On these 2 canvases I applied a layer of texture paste, then pressed bubble wrap and lace into it whilst it was still wet. I also made some marks into the wet paste with a palette knife.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The example below was done on an old painting that I'd started, but wasn't keen on. I laid my stencil on top then pushed texture paste through the holes with an old bank card. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the paste was dry I added more paint, then gently rubbed an oil pastel over the surface to define the raised areas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are so many possibilities with this one! Keep an open mind and consider trying anything that could give an unusual texture - eggshells, string, corrugated card... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this little canvas I glued down fragments of skeleton leaves on to the bottom part, before painting...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...and the mixed media collage below includes an old book spine and 3 rusty washers (nothing goes to waste in my house!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glued on fabric can give some lovely effects. And it doesn't have to be applied flat - I love folds and frayed edges! For the piece on the left I've tried to create little ripples as I was gluing the fabric strip down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here they are painted...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, I love the texture that scratching into a painted surface gives. In this painting I've used a nail to scratch into the paint... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This effect can be as subtle or intense as you like (depending on what you're scratching into of course - bear in mind that wood will take much more punishment than paper!) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Cyanotype is a type of photographic process that uses special chemicals that react with sunlight. It's also known as blueprint because of the beautiful deep blue colours it produces. It's a very old technique, invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The chemicals can be bought online: I bought them in 2 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">separate</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> bottles which you mix together yourself. The mixing is easy to do (equal amounts of each), and means you can make just the amount of solution you need and save the rest for another day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The first step is to coat the papers you're using with the cyanotype solution (remember to wear your gloves). This is best done in a fairly dark room, because as soon as it's exposed to sunlight the paper will start to develop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="color: red;">Quick tip: Bear in mind that the paper you use needs to be rinsed under a tap at the end of the process, so it's best to avoid using papers that are too thin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">You can save some of the papers if you want to - once they're dry they can be stored in a dark place until you're ready to use them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Once your papers are dry you can prepare your picture: I've mainly used leaves from my garden but you can use anything you think would make a good image: lace, doilies, keys, ribbons etc. Semi-transparent items can give interesting results, but really the fun of this process is the trying things out and seeing what happens!</span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com1Manchester, UK53.4807593 -2.242630500000018453.329540300000005 -2.5653540000000183 53.6319783 -1.9199070000000185tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-16996356485867814542018-05-06T01:54:00.002-07:002018-05-06T01:54:37.140-07:00New Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's been a while since I posted here. I've still been creating, but work and life appear to have got in the way of blogging about it!</div>
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So, I'll start by sharing some things I've been working on lately...</div>
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Little textile & paper pieces...the image in the one above is an old family photo transferred to fabric (that's my dad on the far right!)</div>
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I've also become a bit obsessed with making little houses! These ones have been collaged with papers, stamps and buttons. </div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-79466750122097874392017-06-13T14:02:00.000-07:002017-06-13T14:02:15.734-07:00Index Card A Day Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and have committed to the annual Daisy Yellow <a href="https://daisyyellowart.com/vividlife/index-card-a-day-2017-index">Index-Card-A-Day challenge</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Anyone is welcome to join in - the idea is simply to create something - anything - on a standard index card every day until 31st July. </span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-42229622704263590772017-06-10T02:27:00.001-07:002017-06-10T02:41:08.805-07:00Didsbury Festival Summer Exhibition <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<time class="dtstart date" datetime="20170610T155300Z" style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">The venue is</time><time class="dtend date" datetime="20170702T155400Z" style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> </time><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="color: #333333;">Didsbury’s beautiful </span><a href="http://www.didsburyparsonagetrust.org.uk/"><span style="color: #38761d;">Parsonage building</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">, a Grade II listed building opposite St James church with 3 little galleries...</span></span></span></span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-38345180486799493562017-05-17T04:38:00.000-07:002017-05-17T06:27:23.421-07:00Playing some more with image transfers and old family photos <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love the element of unpredictably and the ephemeral quality the images can have.</div>
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This is an old photo of my mother, transferred onto cotton. </div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-73017859250123174722017-05-06T06:50:00.000-07:002017-05-06T06:50:28.864-07:00Mixed media houses <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some new little mixed media wooden houses...one with tree branches, the other with an angel image from a photograph I took at Lincoln cathedral</div>
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The 2 houses above are for sale in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/artangel"><span style="color: #351c75;">my etsy shop</span></a>. </div>
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The one below I made just for me - the couple are my mum and dad!</div>
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Have you ever noticed that there are images, or themes, that you seem to be drawn to again and again without really knowing why? </div>
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These are two of mine - luggage tags, and butterflies...<br />
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-87614381002078977752017-04-01T03:54:00.000-07:002017-04-01T03:56:45.908-07:00Welcome Back Spring!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some new things in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/artangel"><span style="color: magenta;">my etsy shop</span></a>, in pretty Spring colours...</div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-3008095341320576902014-11-20T05:29:00.000-08:002014-11-20T05:29:18.393-08:00Christmas is coming<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">By this time of year though, what with all the making/posting/answering queries, it's hectic. My house has wooden Christmas ornaments taking up most available surfaces, and house work is </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">currently </span>classed as a luxury! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Moose wood slices and wooden snowflakes in various shades!</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can purchase the above items and see my full range of Christmas decor <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/artangel">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My last Christmas postage dates are: For the UK - 14th December, EUROPE - 5th December, USA/CANADA - 3rd December and EVERYWHERE ELSE - 27th November. </span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-7670922230469224512014-09-21T01:10:00.001-07:002014-09-21T01:10:51.124-07:00New work, new gallery!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Some new little mixed media canvases, made with vintage postcards, game
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I'm delighted to now have some of my work, including these pieces, for sale at the wonderful
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up-cycled art and craft pieces, and is one of my favourite places in Manchester :-) </div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-72375619366419540942014-09-07T05:59:00.000-07:002014-09-07T05:59:26.179-07:00New Stockist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm very excited to announce a new stockist of my work, the lovely <a href="http://www.dorothyandtheodore.com/">Dorothy and Theodore </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">They sell all sorts of gorgeous handmade things for children, parents, and the home, including my personalised Christmas reindeer: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And my chalk board roof birdhouses:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Which are both going to be featured in their upcoming brochure :-)</span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-22810653043319212242014-08-15T12:23:00.000-07:002014-08-15T12:23:44.569-07:00And the winner is....!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thanks to all those who entered my birthday giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I've now picked out a name from the hat (drum roll please!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Leslie Richman!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Leslie well done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'll be contacting you very shortly with a £10 voucher code for my shop :-)</span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-5927807159454392192014-08-07T13:16:00.000-07:002014-08-07T13:16:41.600-07:00Birthday Giveaway!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is my birthday :-D<br />
And maybe it's the wine I had earlier but I've decided to hold a giveaway to celebrate! </div>
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The prize is <b>£10 </b>to spend on anything at all from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/artangel?ref=hdr"><b><span style="color: red;">my etsy shop</span></b></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">!</a></div>
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You could treat yourself to these decoupaged wooden hearts (£9.25 for 4)</div>
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Get ahead with your Christmas shopping with one (or even 2!) personalized wooden reindeer ornaments (£4.75 each)</div>
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Or even put your winnings towards an original canvas:</div>
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Mixed media butterfly art original on canvas (£36)<br /><br /></div>
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All you need to do to enter is visit <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/artangel?ref=hdr">my etsy shop (click here)<span id="goog_1980821091"></span><span id="goog_1980821092"></span></a> </b>and leave a comment on this blog post, telling me which item is your favourite and/or what you'd like to see more of!</div>
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<li>Signing up to my newsletter (please leave your email address in your comment) </li>
<li>Following my blog</li>
<li>Becoming a fan of Artangel on <b style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/artangel/72301959046">Facebook</a></b></li>
<li>Blogging/Tweeting/Posting on Facebook about my giveaway</li>
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(so let me know in your comment if you have done one of those!)</div>
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The winner will be drawn at random in one week - Thursday 14th August.</div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-64868550011324555752014-07-17T02:34:00.000-07:002014-07-17T02:35:47.076-07:00Bury Art Festival 19-26th July<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm delighted to have had 4 mixed media canvases selected for exhibition at the Bury Art Festival 2014, which starts this Saturday (19th July) and runs to Saturday 26th July. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Tokens of Affection - wooden box, vintage postcard, paper, lace and ephemera on canvas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Unwritten Story - vintage book cover, acrylics, paper, fabric, buttons and words on canvas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span>The exhibition is at <a href="http://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2537">Bury Art Gallery</a> (the gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday) and </span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-20100474353292680462014-07-12T01:20:00.000-07:002014-07-12T01:20:49.401-07:00Bury Art Festival 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well my painting room looks like there's been an explosion but ... I have four finished pieces ready to submit to the Bury Art Festival today! Here's a sneak preview of one of them -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All artwork is available for purchase, with at least 30% of the sale price donated to <a href="http://www.buryhospice.org.uk/">Bury Hospice.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Based on past years there should be a fabulous range of art on display, from paintings to ceramics, and the itself gallery is a lovely space with a fabulous little coffee shop and a shop selling art and craft products direct from the artist. </span></div>
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artangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445532628632432251noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590997775973858392.post-419840253203493092014-06-27T14:08:00.000-07:002014-06-27T14:08:08.885-07:00One person's trash...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these weathered old books and some fabric doilies in a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">charity shop. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've been playing with using them as collage elements....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">... pulling them apart, tea-staining the pages and painting onto the covers...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">... I'm not quite sure yet how they're finally going to end up, but I'm having fun!</span></div>
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