Where are you missing being able to go?
I’ve been missing being able to go to the ocean, so this blog is
about how I took myself there creatively. So I pictured a sunset over
the ocean and made with a collage of monoprinted strips.
Monoprinting
All you
need is a smooth flat surface: glass, laminated sheet, polythene
pocket. You can use your tabletop but it can get messy!
You can watch this process in a short 14 minute film:
I used eco acrylic paint: yellow ochre, vermillion, and also metallic acrylic paint: orange, red, pink.
Spread
some paint out on your surface. A brayer roller helps to spread the
paint into a thin layer, but you can improvise with an old store
card.
You can
make marks in the paint, and can use the end of a paintbrush, or how
about you look around at home to see what you have to produce a pattern. I tried a fork, a bottle top, and a whisk.
Lay a sheet of paper over the painted surface, press down, and then pull
off. You can repeat without adding any more paint and get a “second
generation” print off.
I love
this organic printing process, as you can relax and enjoy seeing what
you get! You can quickly get lots of pages to use in projects.
I
already had some pages I had printed in sea colours (viridian,
turquoise, metallic aquamarine …). I also had some painted
newspaper and some glittery wallpaper sample. Torn tissue paper is
also great for this too.
Repeat
the printing process above to create pages for the ocean.
Collage
One the
paint has dried, tear the printed pages into strips. Irregular works
best.
I like
to loosely audition the strips to get the arrangement I want.
Take a
piece of cardboard and apply glue to the top half. A sponge brush is
great for this. Then lay the torn, painted strips down on the glue,
pressing and smoothing with the foam bush. So some glue will end up
on the top surface, but it will dry clear and help to seal the
collage. It is also nice to have some slightly curling edges, as this
adds depth to the scene.
You can
then fill in any gaps you don’t like with other small pieces of the
printing or some tissue paper.
Apply
glue as you work downwards, completing the ocean. Leave the collage
flat to dry.
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