Friday, February 09, 2007

Friday Collage


Here's another snow scene. I tried to capture the look of the countryside north of my house last week during a near whiteout. I used a piece of yellow net over the sky to reproduce the eerie glow you get when the sun is actually shining through the snowstorm. I put Angelina fiber over the whole piece to represent the snow, and that makes it very hard to photograph. This week's lesson: think about the finishing. I used the pillowcase method for this because I was hurrying, and forgot that you can't press after you put on the Angelina. Hence the very wonky edges.

And here's the aftermath--ugh.

8 comments:

  1. The Angelina is effective for capturing the whiteout. The "aftermath" is a very familiar scene !!!

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  2. Love the sparkle the angelina provides; perfect whiteout conditions!

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  3. Never mind the edges...this is a great concept here and you should do another take on it.
    Like Kim, I loved the aftermath scene. Indeed, we all share it!

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  4. The effect of the net and the angelina fiber is perfect.

    I just got my sewing/cutting area all cleaned and straightened out a couple of weeks ago and it is already such a shambles.

    "A creative mess is better than tidy idleness." A pin given to me by the SIL several years ago when she had her crafts store.

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  5. The inclusion of net seems especially inspired. Do you ever wonder why small pieces of art make such a BIG mess???

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  6. Oh, that looks like the mountain in Close Encounters of the Third Kind!

    All joshin' aside, the Angelina fibers ROCK! Nicely done!

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  7. Forgot to mention~~ love the picture of the "aftermath." We should all share more photo like these!

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  8. You call that a mess? I like what you've done with the sky. I always think it looks very spooky when a big snow is coming-sort of other-worldly. Very nice

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