by Cheryle | Dec 16, 2014 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art, Art reflections, Learning, Play, Process
I have been working on my background layers.i am so aware that this book is to big. When I was laying on further collage elements, the acrylic paint and inks, I realized that the piece was approximately the length of my studio. I was working on the floor as a table...
by Cheryle | Dec 15, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Process
Here I am looking at this long strip of accordion book pages and feel unsure where to begin. I have gathered gum leaves to print but that does not happen, I make a simple tree silhouette stencil and a roller stamp using adhesive foam. These are definitely delaying...
by Cheryle | Dec 14, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Process |
My Accordion book gift project I am starting to look at this accordion book project that I committed to. It needs to be a book that is close to A5 so it is compact and can travel easily if desired. The question has been about how to begin. I have so many photos but...
by Cheryle | Dec 13, 2014 | About Cheryle Bannon, Art reflections, Learning, Process
Two nights ago I woke in the middle of the night, planning stamps or possibly stencils to use to build the background layers. Then I made my gum tree stamps. Last night my waking dreams were about the collage pieces and how the layers would work together. I realised...
by Cheryle | Dec 13, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Process
Australian gum tree dreaming. Today I started an accordion book. It is for a gift and is larger than I have done before. I will discu ss the how to process ideas in another post. I know I want to lay down a strong background and have an Australian landscape...
by Cheryle | Dec 11, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Play, Process |
Continuing my large square mixed media acrylic painting. This is the next stage of the piece. Each stage needs to be added to dry fully before proceeding to the next point. I spend time in developing the detailed layered background from an intuitive playful space...