I am really sorry folks, I know I promised I would have the citra-solv blog up today, I underestimated what I needed to have done and have run out time .. should be heading out the door as I type(have a resin pour workshop tonight). I will definetly have more time tomorrow to pull out the National Geographic's and the resene product to have a play and experiment.
Did not think I would have time for my update today.. as today is usually a day spent in the kitchen... Baking loads of yummys for Teahouse on the Lake and Snickerdoodles. I would like to put better links in here but guess what!!!! the person who was spose to have created their websites has been a bit slack (I mean busy), should not really give myself a hard time. Thought I might share a recipe with you today...Lemon Curd. This is one of my favourites... Nom Nom Nom. I am not a big sweets eater but when I make this in the kitchen... I am more than helping myself to this one. ........One for me, one for the recipe, one for me one for the recipe.... lol. Now seriously! This is recipe great for lemon tarts, lemon meringue pie, lemon slice ans many more other dishes! The Citrasolv Technique, the Kiwi way!!I promised last week that I would do some more testing with the two Resene Products I am using to replace the Citra Solve product that I can not get here in New Zealand. Below are samples from a 1979 NG Magazine, I have labeled each picture with the product I have used. Close up of "the scream" for Loving Mixed Media ColoursIt was lovingly suggested that I play with my colours, you see I am great fan of Burnt Umber and those hues and a very comfortable with them and how they blend. So I listened..yes I did.... may have has a slight hissy fit and wiped it off when I tried "Yellow" for the life of me I can't do Yellow. Cream yes Yellow no! You might also notice that one of the Fleur dis lis is the not same as a previous in a post below I redid it as I did not like it... but that is not really what I wanted to say. I did not like the roughness of the original Fleur de lis, so I set about making a new one (the cream and red version) this one I poured a the shape and basically carved the rest out.   Altered Books Right... now that I managed to distract myself for the last half an hour on twitter .. I will get onto this altered book segment. I am doing a free workshop this Thursday at Real Tart Gallery for some residents of a local rest home, so thought as I was...still am preparing all the books... I might share a brief how to for all you folks interested out there... Hmmm so you don't know what an altered book is aye... well take a look at some the these... there are several different types but here are three Claire Lee Karens Whimesy Su Blackwell if you want to see more google image is always great     These are two other National Geographic and Citrasolv, the left being a transfer and the right is also a transfer from the gladwrap.   Wow... I feel like a woman possessed his week, I was shown new technique this week and just had to do it. I have spent hours researching how and why it works and trying to find the product to do it. Finally today I think I have done it, thanks to Resene... here in New Plymouth, they were amazing! So friendly, and ever so helpful, absolutely going out of their way to help my find the product I was looking for...( I only have the name of two components that were in it) The below are all pages from a National Geographic magazing, I have photographed these probably a little early in the process.... but I think they are looking amazing. Their uses endless, Altered Book, Dominoes, Journalling, Mixed Media Backgrounds     Aside from that I have found my joy for plaster again and I think I will do a tutorial next week using it on canvas! My resin works shops are going great.... Lots of happy creators now working on their own creations for Christmas presents. I am really looking forward to seeing their results. I have also done a fair bit of working on my transfer techniques and are looking forward to showing all you arty mixed media people, the below tiles are mdf with builders filler and use and image transfer technique over top. These are not finish.... I am just debating my next move..... LOL it could be a while with all that I have going on... I another on my wall that need completing and workshops to teach... not let alone my paid employment... Everything is a work in progress, much like life itself! :)    Altered Image Studios took on another catering job this week, I did a book re-launch at Real Tart Gallery here in New Plymouth. It was fabulous... so if you are in New Plymouth and need a someone to look after your event give me a bell.      |  AuthorHi There.... Welcome Altered Image Studios
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