Saturday 28 May 2011

decoupage: frames

I know they're "baroque". But I somehow could not resist!
Technique: decoupage, collage. Took a year to make...
Pictures in the frames: souvenir postcards bought in Manchester Art Gallery (a memorable "ladies weekend" with my mum-friends. We were generously, lovely received by Justyna, who soon will move back to Poland again with her family:)

The beginning:
The middle:

 The end:

Friday 6 May 2011

decoupage: key cabinet #6

Myles Sullivan "Urban Lady". I liked the simplicity and vivid colours of the picture, my little son adored the yellow cabs.

Technique: experimental. Decoupage, crackle varnish, acrylic paint to extend the picture. Lots of fun making it, except for the ftaloil part for this reddish mahogany that covers the whole cabinet. The paint stinks terribly, and it needs 16 hours to dry before you put another layer of it.





decoupage: key cabinet #5

It's another version of "La Gitarra" - or Myles Sullivan's "Jazz Rhythms". The wood has been varnished almost orange (teak).
Technique: paper napkin decoupage, acrylic paint for the missing parts, acrylic wood varnish.