August 3
Mixed Devotions – Week 2
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Currently, I’m taking two Artful Gathering classes. I’m starting with Mixed Devotions by Cristina Zinnia Galliher. We’re making 3 bottles, and I’m starting with the Far East Laughing Buddha Art Bottle.
Last week, I added the base layers to my bottle…tissue paper, pieces of book paper and cheesecloth.
This week, I painted my bottle. I used several colors…avocado green, ivory, burnt umber, golden bronze, warm grey and quinacridone nickel azo gold.
The paint is added as you like. You can see how I “squiggled” it on. The base texture adds a lot of the interest.
Here’s one side…
and the other side.
Daily Inspiration
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.
Henry James
About the photo (taken on August 3)…This is a view of our backyard and my husband’s pride and joy, his Weber grill. A lot of good food has come off this grill and many happy memories with friends.
I love it!
Nola
I love seeing how this is coming together. It already looks old! I know a lot of the things I buy, especially from places like India, get aged, bashed about, tossed on the roof to sun [and then get sold as antiques to gullible people like me :p] so it’s really interesting to see this process.
A big backyard for the kids to run, a grill to make some yummy food, and cold drink in hand. That sounds like a great summer afternoon!
That really is gorgeous, I love it.
You should sell them Lori.
Lynne x
It’s looking amazing. You are very clever.
We love summer afternoons too. Not been too many chance to get the BBQ out over here this summer though.
Love and licks, Winnie
Love, love, love your mixed devotions project!