wtorek, 12 wrze艣nia 2017

Poezja w ramce / Framed poetry

Cze艣膰!
Jaki艣 czas temu przygarn臋艂am foremk臋 du偶ej barokowej ramki Prosvet - ma pi臋kny kszta艂t, jest pe艂na wypuk艂o艣ci, kt贸re a偶 prosz膮 si臋 o podkre艣lenie. Wykorzysta艂am j膮 jako baz臋 pod wiersz, kt贸ry u艂o偶y艂am z innego mojego ulubionego ostatnimi czasy produktu, czyli zestawu naklejek Clippings Tima Holtza - wygl膮daj膮 jak teksty powycinane z ksi膮偶ek i starych dokument贸w.

Hi!
A while ago I got my hands on a big baroque frame mould from Prosvet - it has a beautiful shape and it's very dimensional and just waiting to be highlighted. I used it as a base for a poem which I created using another one of my recently favourite products - Tim Holtz Clippings stickers - they look like pieces of old books and documents.


Ramk臋 najpierw pokolorowa艂am farbami Media Fluid Acrylics DecoArt - najwyra藕niej wida膰 robi膮cy ostatnio karier臋 kolor Quinacridone Gold :) - a po wyschni臋ciu wypuk艂o艣ci pokre艣li艂am Ink膮 Gold w kolorze starego srebra, smeraj膮c palcem.

I first painted the frame with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - the most prominent color is the very popular Quinacridone Gold :) - and after it dried, I highlighted the raised areas with Old Silver Inka Gold by spreading it with my finger.


Za t艂o pos艂u偶y艂 bardzo dobrze koordynuj膮cy si臋 papier z kolekcji Tima Holtza 'Correspondence', a brzegi naklejek potraktowa艂am czarnym tuszem Distress.

I backed the frame with a paper sheet from the Tim Holtz 'Correspondence' paper pad and applied some black Distress Ink to the edges of the stickers.


Ramka chyba zawi艣nie na 艣cianie... 
Mam nadziej臋, 偶e spodoba Wam si臋 taki prosty patent. :)

The frame will probably go on a wall...
I hope you like a simple idea like that. :)


U偶y艂am: / I used:


Foremka - Du偶a ramka barokowa Naklejki - Clippings - Tim Holtz Masa plastyczna - Bia艂a - Hearty

Media Fluid Acrylics - Quinacridone Gold - DecoArtMedia Fluid Acrylics - Raw Sienna - DecoArt  Inka Gold 62,5g - Stare Srebro (909)


Zestaw papier贸w Correspondence - Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tusz Distress Mini - Black Soot 


Pozdrawiam ciep艂o,
Hugs,



wtorek, 8 sierpnia 2017

Distress Oxides: kolorystyczne kombo / color combos

Cze艣膰! Dzi艣 chcia艂abym pokaza膰 Wam wyniki zabawy tuszami Distress Oxide - wypr贸bowywa艂am r贸偶ne po艂膮czenia kolor贸w i poni偶sze duety ma艂ych kart ATC to efekty trzech takich pr贸b. Ka偶de t艂o tworzy艂am 'smaruj膮c' poduszk膮 z tuszem po craft macie, spryskuj膮c je wod膮, zbieraj膮c kolor papierem, susz膮c i powtarzaj膮c, nak艂adaj膮c kolejne warstwy, i jeszcze raz, i jeszcze... do uzyskania zadowalaj膮cego efektu.

Hi! Today I'd like to share with you the results of playing around with Ditress Oxides - I've been trying various color combos and the ATC duets below are the effects of three such combinations.  Each background was created by smearing the ink pad on my craft mat, spraying with water, collecting onto my paper, drying and repeating, repeating, repeating... until I was satisfied with the effect.

COMBO 1

Pierwsze po艂膮czenie kolor贸w to pi臋kny, brudny vintage. Wygl膮da jakby by艂o tu wi臋cej kolor贸w ni偶 3, ale wida膰 tu przede wszystkim Frayed Burlap (w wydaniu Oxide'owym ten kolor to fenomen sam w sobie) i Wild Honey oraz odrobiny Black Soot. No i to niby-kredowe wyko艅czenie!

The first color combo is beautiful dirty vintage. It looks as if there were more than three colors here but what you can see is mostly the result of working with Frayed Burlap (as an Oxide it is a phenomenon in itself) and Wild Honey with little bits of Black Soot. And the seemingly-chalky finish!


COMBO 2

Drugie kombo to ostatnio moja ulubiona paleta: niebiesko艣ci takie jak Salty Ocean i fiolety jak Seedless Preserves, z odrobin膮 r贸偶u Picked Raspberry (i chlapni臋ciami czarnego Black Soot na sam wierzch).

The second combo is my favorite color palette of late: blues as in Salty Ocean and violets as in Seedless Preserves, with a tiny bit of Picked Raspberry pink (and some splashes of Black Soot at the top).


COMBO 3

Ostatnie kombo jest chyba najbardziej spektakularne - z trzech kolor贸w zrobi艂o si臋 tu znaacznie wi臋cej, a efekt ko艅cowy jest tak jakby jednocze艣nie neonowy i jednocze艣nie kredowy (jak to w og贸le mo偶liwe?!). Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry i Twisted Citron zdzia艂a艂y tutaj moim zdaniem cuda. :)

The last combo has the biggest 'wow' effect - out of the three colors I got waaay more and the end result seems to be neon and chalk at the same time (how is that even possible?!). Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and Twisted Citron did miracles here I think. :)


Jakie s膮 Wasze dotychczasowe odczucia na temat Distress Oxides?
Co chcieliby艣cie o nich wiedzie膰?
To zdaje si臋 kolejna mediowa studnia, a ja ch臋tnie si臋 w niej z Wami zanurz臋. ;)

What are your feelings about Distress Oxides so far?
What would you like to know about them?
It's another media well it seems, and I'm eager to jump in with you. ;)

Pozdrawiam ciep艂o,
Hugs,






艣roda, 2 sierpnia 2017

艣roda, 5 lipca 2017

Wszyscy nosimy maski / We all wear masks

Jaki艣 czas temu odbija艂am sobie z masy foremkowe kszta艂ty, pracowicie czyszcz膮c odciski, by by艂y 艂adne, r贸wne i nie mia艂y 偶adnych nier贸wno艣ci i fr臋dzelk贸w i pomy艣la艂am sobie - a gdyby tak zrobi膰 odwrotnie? Gdyby tak nie stara膰 si臋 stworzy膰 idealnego odcisku, a wr臋cz odbi膰 tylko kawa艂ek wzoru i da膰 ca艂emu nieforemnemu kawa艂kowi masy zaschn膮膰 'tak jak jest'? W ten spos贸b zacz臋艂a si臋 droga tego maskowego projektu. :)

A while ago, while I was making clay mould prints, intently tidying them up to make them nice and even and neat, I thought to myself - how about doing the exact opposite thing? What if instead of trying to create the perfect print, I were to use only a part of the mould pattern and let the lump of clay dry 'as is'? This was the beginning of the story behind this mask-esque project. :)


Jako baz臋 wykorzysta艂am pi臋kn膮 gipsow膮 ramk臋 firmy Prosvet, a dooko艂a masek rozsypa艂am kulki Pentart i bi偶uteryjne metalowe k贸艂eczka. Ca艂o艣膰 przyklei艂am porz膮dnie za pomoc膮 偶el medium Renesansu, a nast臋pnie pokry艂am czarnym gesso.

I used a prosvet gypsum frame as my base and spilled some Pentart 3D balls and jewellery connectors around my mask shapes. I glued it all down with a decent amount of Renesans heavy gel medium and covered everything with black gesso.


Kolory to wynik nak艂adania suchym p臋dzlem wosk贸w Finnabair Antique Brilliance w kolorach Red Amber i Lucky Emerald. Trzeba ich naprawd臋 odrobin臋, a koncentracja pigmentu sprawia, 偶e kolory pojawiaj膮 si臋 rach-ciach. 艢wietnie nadaj膮 si臋 do podkre艣lania wypuk艂o艣ci.

The colors are the effect of dry-brushing Finnabair Antique Brilliance waxes in Red Amber and Lucky Emerald. You only need a tiny little bit of those and the high pigmentation makes the colors appear right away. They're really great for highlighting your textures.




A tu zdj臋cie zrobione w pe艂nym s艂o艅cu, na kt贸rym wida膰 woskowy 'b艂ysk'. :)
Here is a photo taken in full sunlight, where you can see the shine of the waxes. :)



U偶y艂am: / I used:

 Czarne gesso - Renesans Foremka - Maski

Masa plastyczna - Bia艂a - Hearty Kulki 3d - Du偶e - Pentart Kulki 3d - Ma艂e - Pentart

 呕el 3d Heavy Body Mat - Renesans

Pozdrawiam ciep艂o.
Warm hugs,



poniedzia艂ek, 19 czerwca 2017

Art Jar Summer - just for myself

Tak zupe艂nie dla siebie, w ramach pobudzania wyobra藕ni i robienia sobie dobrze bior臋 w to lato udzia艂 w Art Jar Summer. Nie b臋d臋 publikowa膰 wszystkich prac, kt贸re dooko艂a niego powstaj膮 i nie b臋d臋 tworzy膰 d艂ugich narracji dooko艂a tego jak i dlaczego i po co. Po prostu - kilka rzeczy, kt贸re powsta艂y z rado艣ci膮 tworzenia.

Just for myself, to stir my imagination and please myself I'm taking part in Art Jar Summer. I won't be publishing all I make around it or create long narrations about why and how and what for. These are just a few things that were created with the feeling of pure joy.

 
 




sobota, 3 czerwca 2017

Retro KIT & Antyczna mediowa butelka / Antique mixed media bottle

Ma艂o ostatnio tworzy艂am, ale to dlatego, 偶e wykonywa艂am inne manualne prace. :) Sk艂adanie KIT贸w to, powiem Wam, nie przelewki. Widzieli艣cie ju偶 Retro KIT? Bardzo jestem z niego dumna, a teraz w ko艅cu mia艂am chwil臋 czasu, 偶eby sama przemieni膰 go w co艣 tw贸rczego. :D

I haven't been creatively present much recently, but that's because I've been doing other manual labour. :) Assembling KITs is no mean feat, lemme tell you. Have you seen the Retro KIT yet? I'm so proud of it, and now I finally had a little time to make it into something. :D

Przychodz臋 dzi艣 do Was z mediowym projektem wykorzystuj膮cym wszystkie cztery media, kt贸re znalaz艂y si臋 w Retro KIT 'Czas Leci', czyli: Crackle Paint DecoArt, czarnym gesso Renesansu, Antiquing Cream Patina DecoArt i Ink膮 Gold Viva Decor. Wszystkie media - oraz dodatki z KITa oblepi艂y niewielk膮 butelk臋 po ca艂kiem niez艂ym trunku. ;)

Today I'm here to share with you a mixed media project using all of the four media that can be found in our 'Time Flies' Retro KIT, which are: DecoArt Crackle Paint, black gesso from Renesans, DecoArt Antiquing Cream Patina and Viva Decor Inka Gold. All the media - and some embellishments from the KIT wound up on a small bottle which used to store rather decent liquor. ;)


Na pocz膮tek oblepi艂am ca艂膮 butelk臋 bibu艂k膮, w kt贸r膮 zapakowany jest KIT, 偶eby stworzy膰 tekstur臋. Doda艂am te偶 sznurek, koronk臋, wst膮偶k臋 jutow膮, korzonki curly moss - wszystko przyklei艂am za pomoc膮 偶el medium - jako jedynego medium spoza KITa.

First I wrapped the bottle in the tissue paper it comes packed in to create texture. I also added string, lace, burlap ribbon and curly moss pieces - all glued with gel medium - the only medium not within the KIT which I used. 


Na koniec przyklei艂am dodatki metalowe i tekturkowe pi贸rka, a nast臋pnie przyszed艂 czas na mediowanie. Po na艂o偶eniu tu i tam i wyschni臋ciu Crackle Paint ca艂o艣膰 pomalowa艂am czarnym gesso (na zdj臋ciu powy偶ej stan s艂oiczka po pomalowaniu butelki - takie jest wydajne!). Potem wszystko pokry艂am patynowym kremem, a gdy wysech艂 star艂am go mokr膮 chusteczk膮 tak, 偶e pozosta艂 tylko w zag艂臋bieniach.

Then I adhered some metal embellishments and chipboard feathers and next, time came for media work. After applying Crackle Paint here and there and letting it dry, I covered the whole thing with black gesso (the amount in the jar above is what was left - it really goes a long way!). Then I applied the patina cream everywhere, and when it dried I wiped it away with a wet wipe, leaving it only in the recesses.



W ko艅cu przyszed艂 czas na z艂ot膮 Ink臋 Gold - nak艂adan膮 palcem tak, by podkre艣li膰 tr贸jwymiar projektu. Zostawiamy do wyschni臋cia - i gotowe! Tak z pomoc膮 KITa zmediowa膰 mo偶ecie dowolny przedmiot.

Finally, the time came for Inka Gold - applied with my fingers so as to highlight the dimensionality of the project. Leave to dry - and there it is! That's how, using the KIT, you can media-alter basically any object you like.


U偶y艂am: / I used:

 呕el 3d Heavy Body Mat - Renesans

A tak prezentuj膮 si臋 media Retro-KITowe zanim si臋 do nich dobierzecie. :) 
This is what the Retro-KIT media look like before you dip into them. :)


Retro KIT 'Czas Leci' jest produktem limitowanym - w tej chwili w sklepie dost臋pne s膮 ostatnie ju偶 zestawy. Po ich wyprzedaniu ten KIT nie b臋dzie ju偶 dost臋pny. Je偶eli wi臋c macie na niego ch臋膰 - to jest ten moment!

'Time Flies' Retro KIT is a limited availability offer - the sets now available in the store are the last ones. After they're gone, this KIT will no longer be available. If you feel like grabbing one for yourself - now is the time!