Midsummer night's dream: stamping Shakespearean portraits on vellum

Expression, Nov-Dec, 2004 by Jan Lynick

Creativity, to me, is about stretching oneself, a challenge if you will, with a space waiting to be filled. I first saw the chargers, the gold, then silver, so vibrant, waiting on a shelf. I knew the slippery surface would be tricky to stamp on, so I thought of sponging on paint with a sea sponge for certain areas. The tray was found later but the technique is the same.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Starting with a moist sea sponge and three to five acrylic paints, sponge on each color. Let each color dry before adding the next. I stamped Shakespearean Heroines (The Stampsmith) on Matte Kote paper using Black Memories ink. Find a copy machine and feed your colored vellum in one at a time. Cut your images to fit on your charger or tray and when you are satisfied, run the vellum through the Xyron and back with a complementary card stock. Run through the Xyron again and mount on mat board or foam core. I layout the various collage stamps and position them around the Shakespearean Women. Fill in the collage areas first, and then mount your vellum images with Bond 527 Multi-Purpose Cement.

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RELATED ARTICLE: MATERIALS

COLORED VELLUM

XYRON[R] WITH PERMANENT ADHESIVE

COPY MACHINE

ACRYLIC PAINTS

CARD STOCK

MAT BOARD OR FOAM CORE

MEMORIES[TM] ACID FREE DYE INK PAD -- BLACK

MATTE KOTE PAPER -- CUT TO 8 1/2" X 11"

CHARGER OR TRAY (GOLD OR SILVER)

SEA SPONGE

X-ACTO[R] KNIFE

BOND 527 MULTI-PURPOSE CEMENT

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