Archive for January, 2023

Layers Upon Layers of Lies and Deceit

Friday, January 27th, 2023

Code on each page is Lies and Deceit.

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Layers Upon Layers

Details

Layers Upon Layers Detail

Layers Upon Layers Detail

Materials–Paper, Roofing Felt, Rust, Fiber, Button.


Always Test New Materials

Thursday, January 12th, 2023

Or something unexpected could happening.

I have been rusting paper, mostly newsprint packing paper with nice results.

This is a detail of a piece of rusted paper with embroidered code.

Indelible Mark Detail

The result of a piece of newsprint laid on top of wet rusty nails and weighted with a brick.

Rust

A wallpiece in progress that is in the process of rusting.

Wallpiece in Progress

Brown packing paper, safety pins, embroidery cotton, and a strip of drop cloth.
Solution of peroxide and sodium was used to rust the safety pins.

Newsprint with a solution of peroxide and sodium.

Newsprint Rust

The unexpected result–I was planning to make a couple of pieces similar to the Indelible Mark detail.

I cut and folded paper from a drawing pad that I picked up at Five Below.

Drawing Pad

I was expecting lovely rust and this is what happened–

Purple

White paper wrapped around newsprint–

White Paper Around Newsprint

Immediately thought the sizing in the paper was the reason for the peculiar rust color.

When I applied peroxide and sodium to a scrap of the white paper, this is what happened–

White Paper Test

Lesson Learned–Always, always test new materials.


HNY

Monday, January 2nd, 2023

Happy New Year