Onion

It was very difficult to photograph. It does look better in real life though


This is for a 'shape of things to come' swap

The task was to make an ATC sized cut out shape and decorate it.

I sketched the onion with pastels first - sealed it - then dipped it several times in onion skin coloured enamel to get the smooth shiny finish, then stuck it onto thick card.

The white is just the paper it is laying on for the photo shoot.

Butterfly

Trapped for all time in 'amber' enamel

It is ATC size - and very tactile - the top is pointed but the scanner has 'cut' it off

The white is just the scanner page and not part of the ATC

Textures and enamelling

Thick textured papers, distressed embossing, hand painted backing papers, vintage photo, and bride and groom side of ATC dipped several times in UTEE



Handpainted paper, tissue paper, scrunched up threads and wool, glitter plus more - tons of texture - for a swap



A simplistic 'child' type painting in the style of a stained glass window. Dipped in hot enamel to then cracked to give a window feel and effect



An ATC for a Textured swap, using silk material cut into 'leaves' half enamelled to give them a smooth shiny feel. They were veined and mounted on card on top of silk whic had additional gilt patterning by me. Mounted on painted sandpaper, with some gold dot work



It doesn't really show up on the scan though.