A while back I made a piece I really love, partly because of the page from my wonderful old hymn book - the title of the hymn is "The Absent, Unforgotten". I just love it, and like a dummy I ripped it out of the book and used it without even making a copy of it first. Here's that piece I made -
So I was looking through the hymn book the other day, and found a page that must have been right behind the original that I hadn't noticed (again, what a dummy) titled "The Absent, Unforgotten - Concluded". I was so excited! I immediately made a copy of it, then decided I needed to make a sister piece to the original with it. I used a different plaster material, and a different way of transferring the balloon, and it's so interesting to see how differently it came out. I thought I used the same blue color for instance, but they turned out so different I'm not sure now.
I can't decide which I like better, but it was a fun experiment!
How lucky you found 'The conclusion'! Well done for not being so excited you forgot to copy this one!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love both pieces.... I see what you mean about the colour. Both totally beautiful though.
The texture, depth and colours are wonderful and off course your 'bits' are always so interesting.
LOVE!
Karenx
I can't decide either Terri... I LOVE them both... the hot air balloons are awesome... and the words are FABULOUS...
ReplyDeleteJenny ♥
Talk about serendipity! Or meant to be . . . LOVE them both - I just want to reach out and touch (and smell ;) them. Love the addition of the sailing ship / card on the new one - really cool! xoxo
ReplyDeleteYESSSSSS! (For blue babies with dunce caps!!) xoxo
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous work - I LOVE both pieces - I particularly like the ethereal effect of the balloon in both of them, really lovely. The texture is amazing, especially in the closeup photo - I would love to feel them, they look so tactile.
ReplyDeleteWell done for copying your second 'find' - I've often used original, special bits without copying them first - it's so annoying and sometimes I feel I'll never learn!
These are just beautiful!! I love seeing the different techniques you use, and they are so different from what I do that it's fascinating!
ReplyDeleteFrom one dummy to another, I really like BOTH pieces - the first reminds me of a vintage tile and the second has a more grungy look to it. They'd look great on a wall together.
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