How quickly a month can pass
I can’t believe that I haven’t posted anything for over a month. What a bad, BAD blogger I am. Hopefully, I will be building this into my routine, just as I have been making more time for making art. I finally got to play with the Daylab last week and did a couple of image transfers. These I did according to the instructions although I decided to use cold press watercolor paper for the image transfers so there is much more texture to these. I’m still trying to decide if I prefer the look of the cold press paper versus the smoother hot press paper.
This is a picture I took at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
This is a picture of the State Capital building in Madison.
Even though you separate the polaroid paper early when doing image transfers, the pictures were both developed enough to allow me to try my hand at emulsion lifts. Thursday night, I had time (and the distilled water I needed) to try it for the first time. I am in love with this technique. I did both of the same images but using hot press watercolor paper for the base.
Emulsion Lift of Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco) photo
Emulsion Lift of State Capital (Madison) photo
That was the end of my playing with the Daylab for now. I want to read more about the various techniques that can be done with Polaroid film. I got a book that was recommended by Carol Wingert and Tena Sprenger during a chat at The Scrapbooking Society. The name of the book is Polaroid Manipulations by Kathleen Carr. I have skimmed through it and found so much that fascinated me that I need a weekend to dedicate to reading it. Maybe when the boys have spring break…
Yesterday, I did get a chance to play in the studio. I needed to make 9 ATCs for a swap at The Scrapbooking Society. I decided to try a new background technique called paint scraping. I felt like such a kid swooshing paint across the paper! I love the results and plan to make some more (including one that I plan to use for the background on my blog). Anyway, I ended up making 10 ATCs (the number you can make from an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of cardstock. This is a scan of the one that didn’t make the cut for the swap (I didn’t get the word “Easter” aligned where I wanted it).
And with that, I say goodnight….
Melynda Tetpon
March 30, 2007 10:51 amI have been on the fence about a daylab and your images are so beautiful it is going to be hard to resist.
Amy
March 21, 2007 9:50 pmAs if I didn’t want a daylab bad enough already!!! You are such an enabler! Now how to talk DH into it…
GORGEOUS samples – I love the more textured watercolor paper ones the best.
deborrah
March 19, 2007 10:07 pmLove those ATCs Diane. The wash of color you achieved is gorgeous!! Love it. Nice blog – I’m looking forward to visiting again!
edith turk
March 19, 2007 11:12 amthey look really great diane!! I like the ones you did with the cold press watercolor paper…that texture is to die for!! Looks like you are giving your Daylab a nice little work-out!
Keep it comin’ girlie! 😀