These are two variations of the new dragonfly cross, requested by a friend.

I felt it was about time did some new designs,,, so here they are ... two to start with.  Dragonflies are still one of  my favourites as is the Eiffel Tower so these naturally were my first to create.  

The next trade me commission....  Dragonflies and music

Just helping out a  customer, with a larger view.  The brown you see is the wood, when I have sanded it, the base colour is white but there is a fair amount of black toning in it.  As I said earlier I am quite happy to redo print with the print that was on "home".  Below is a image of the back.  Hope this helps.

This is the week on effects #verdigris  of the salt and vinegar  spay on  copper pigmented paint.   The other copper plating test I did  had good results also(photo to come).

So....  here I go again about white vinegar!  So many uses.... they keep growing by the day.  (well almost)   I found a link on the weekend referring making copper coins clean and all sparkly again.  Now this I knew, I can remember doing it when I was a child.  But what I did not know was, that this same recipe will tarnish and copper plate metal, what kinds of metal I am not sure... still experimenting.  I brought some charm on special at  spotlight... bright shiny silver.... (not my favourite, I like old)  any-ways... I have tried tarnishing and copper plating these and thus far it seems to be working.  I am reasonably impressed.

I seem to be spend all my time in the studio which I commonly refered to as my art cave these days....( so yes this is a good thing)... Right where was I going with this ..before the phone rang.  That 's right I have been working on my casting plaster products again... and are finally getting them to a place where I am happy,  using a lime wash and transfer techniques.  I am loving this effect,  I can not wait to try more of my designs.   

I have had this image in my mid near on two years and this is the 2nd time I have tried playing...I feel I am still not there yet!  But  I will keep on keeping on, until I get to a place where I am happy with.  

Spent this day in the studio...  making changes to a couple of images and creating Tardis!  

Great workshop last night, mixing pouring moulding casting plaster and image transfer.  Ooops forgot to take photos. I was requested for previous end product images. So here is a few I have done previous.  Most of these finishes are washes or dry brushing paint on.   One of the finishes I really enjoyed and loved the effect was the Small and Large Cross ...  Verdigris  effect.  This was done by spraying over a metallic copper paint, a mix of Salt and Vinegar.  Magic the ageing should appear, but this will depend you paint pigments, to stop this process spray with water. 

It is Easter and I am retreating to my art cave (studio), would like it if I could be in here all winter but hey... hmmm maybe that is probably not the best idea in the world.  The word home was ordered through  #trademe....  this is now cut out and good to paint and finish off.. I just now need to design a vintage print for it!

I am loving being back in my art cave after a brief time exploring other things.......  

I took my image transfer hat off today...  I took an altered book class....  wonderful it was too!  Here is a couple ... or more images of their creations...  fantastic .....  So much can be done with  an old book and imagination a few products and a little time. #alteredbook

I really wanted to bring you an interesting article, how other artists use image transfer today, but that is not going to happen... I must have been searching for the wrong thing... I found nothing well nothing that really jumped up and grabbed me that I felt was good enough to share.  Maybe I am being a little judgemental
I had my first Image transfer workshop the other evening, and it went well several students were off home to do some more, makes it all worth while really.  But as always in review I can see several things that I need to change.  So in the next class I will put these into practice.  More techniques, quicker methods, and different surfaces.  I have a couple of ideas new techniques that I want to try out! So I think it might be time I got into the studio and started experimenting again. In the mean time this is something that I did find that I thought might be handy to all you creative people out there!Free collage sheets....   Even spotted one I might use..

Well  it seems I was so wrong change a few words in google and wahla...  now I have many many techniques...  stay tur