mermaid sculpture class with leanne

living by the sea has truly inspired Leanne!!

if you are in the Halifax area check out the Violet Unicorn for summer classes

there are 2 mermaid classes scheduled for August

plus mask making every Tuesday nite

 

clear powertex with janice

  I have sculpted  in clay and I also woodcarve and do Pyrography. I am mostly an artist in paint, self taught since 1972 and have run the gamut of all sorts of paints and techniques.

With Powertex , I learned from talking to Brigette and buying supplies from her. 

My ladies are very colourful and have painted faces. I hand sewed their clothing, trying it on before I use the clear Powertex . The lady in the green dress is the only one whose skirt is done the way the little booklet suggested.  The hair on the lady in green is a lightweight cotton wool that I dyed with coffee after sewing it onto some tulle; the other two ladies have hair made of crochet cotton on a fabric band and then dyed with tea.

image transfer with powerprint

working with powerprint is so quick and easy
not only can you use it with powertex and stoneart
it also works beautifully on leather, glass, metal and wood!!
the possibilities are endless
you can even transfer onto a terracotta pot

for my project

supplies needed

a canvas, corrugated cardboard, powercotton,

powertex in blue , ivory and bronze

stoneart and powerprint

 I mixed blue and ivory powertex to create the sky

working on the top two thirds I painted the canvas and then added stoneart to create some texture

paying more attention to the edges

I used bronze powertex for the "earth" and adding an extra thick layer in the centre

letting it sit for 5 minutes to create a "skin" I added stoneart  and gently rubbed it in

this made some really cool cracks

to add to the ground texture I painted some cardboard and powercotton

 

 

powerprint is so easy to use

simple apply a thin coat to the area and add your toner based photocopy face down

allow to completely dry ( use can use a dryer to speed the process)



once dried just add water and rub

sneak peak

exciting news

Brigette Thompson is on her way to Belgium

for the International Trainer's conference

joining representatives from all over the world

to learn new techniques and textures

using a new powertex product 

stay tuned for full details when

she returns home next weekend