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Building a Collection of Abstract Papers
Mon, February 11, 2013 at 10:26PM This is a 4 minute video about building a collection of abstract painted and other papers to use on your art journal pages and in collages. Not a tutorial, just some thoughts on the idea.
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Editor's Note: Learn about my method of smashing acrylics.
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This is lovely.
Great idea, I actually already started! Cut out circles from a page I did not really liked but as small circles I can use them differently! Keep going! Thanks for good ideas!!
Great ideas thanks Tammy! :)
I actually bound some of my abstract pages together into a book and I am going to 'journal' on them. I love this video as a reminder to make some abstract papers to keep as 'supplies'...although I don't collage, I think it would be great to use them with my alphabet stencils to make cool words in my journal. Thanks for this video...I loved it. Love the 'smash' idea!!!
Loved the video. You have some fantastic prints going on there!
Definitely useful. I love painted papers and I always need a prod to get back in there and make some more.
Great job, Tammy!
Tammy, this was very cool and yes, useful. It's such a great reminder, yet again, of how accessible art is!
Definitely useful!! Thank for sharing your smashing technique. I am intending to make a collection of abstract papers for other projects. Might have been the most productive 4 minutes I spent today!
Very useful and interesting too! I love the idea of 'smashing' acrylics...it takes me back to the good old finger painting freedom days!! Thanks for sharing ;-)
Smashing! I just had to throw that in. Sometimes I look at my pile of papers and think - yeesh - junk. But sometimes I think - oh, yeah - time to get to work. The next time I'm up in the middle of the night, I'm going to have to smash some paint1
Fun post Tammy! Thanks for sharing. I love those smashed pages. The colours stay so vibrant and distinct.
I absolutely love all your 'abstract paper' - I have a whole bunch of my own laying around (mon0-printing leaves you with a stash of papers isn't it?!) I especially love your 'stitched map' paper - wowzah! Gotta try that myself now that I have my sewing machine on the workdesk today!
I like the idea of the smashed acrylics! I'm inspired to try that tonight. It would be interesting to see a follow-up video where you lay out a collage using some of these pieces of abstract paper.
Yes, way cool! : ) I especially like the paint smashing...gotta try that! Thanks for sharing.
I don't really have a 'stash' yet, but I made a few with watercolours and I was SO pleased with the results. I can't wait to build a huge abstract paper collection! So fun! I might also collect some and bind them to journal on. Really inspiring
Great video Tammy - thanks!