Time for an art challenge!
The end of last you, I asked the followers of my Facebook page: Without explanation or analyzing, what is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word "art"? I took their suggestions, plus a few more from various and sundry places, and came up with a challenge list.
It's June and I think I'm finally ready to tackle this challenge.
Each day for the next month, I will randomly pull one of these words out of a basket and attempt to make a art/craft project relating to the word. I don't have a lot of time during the week (you know, that job thing I have), so I have to think fast.
Today's word:
In one of my previous Monday Mess Making posts, I mentioned that I was doing experiments with unused or rarely used craft supplies. I'd traced out what I wanted to paint and bought the chalk pastels a year ago, but couldn't work up the nerve to try them. Well, today's' the day.
Although I'm pretty pleased with the results, I hate this medium. I enjoyed the tactile nature of the blending process. However, I had little to no control in areas where I wanted small details, so I ended up using a Q-tip instead of my finger. That was a better technique, but I still didn't care for it. The color smears very easily and is quite messy. I was a little wary of using pastels inside; I'm not sure chalk pastel dust and light colored carpet go together. So, there's another negative--having to go outside to use the paints. Oh, and then there's the issue of sealing the painting. I read on many different websites and saw on YouTube that a pastel painting can be sealed with hairspray. Maybe, but it doesn't work very well. It's quite possible that when I close my sketchbook, the painting will get smeared onto the page before it (or stuck to it). If I ever try this medium again, it will have to be under live instruction. I've learned many art processes through video, but this one was a bust.
*sigh*
Hopefully the rest of the prompts will be more of a positive experience.
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