Eclectic Paperie

 "BRITNI"

My little girl...

This is my first attempt at a Finnabair style on canvas,  a few weeks prior to taking one of her classes when she came to NYC this year.  The way I did it was not the way Finn taught us.  What fun we had with her. 

I began by using the hot glue gun to hold my embellies in place.  I used some burlap, tissue paper, ribbon, TH idea-ology, etc.  I then covered the entire canvas with fiber gesso.

I positioned a photo of my little girl which I protected using a piece of paper cut out the same size as the photo prior to misting. 

 I sprayed the canvas with Glimmer Mist.  Used a large piece of cardboard and began misting the canvas from right to left, spraying heavier to make it darker.

Burgundy wire was added prior misting.  

I coiled some red wire throughout the bottom area.

This metallic butterfly was pretty and when I added the Pen Nib and colored it with my burgundy Copic Pen it looked much prettier than in this photo.  I used a white marker to highlight the letters.

Alot of texture. I was very pleased at how it came out. 

Hoping you all had a filling...

It was a project I had to do and complete... so I did.

It's great being here with all the talented artists.  See you next Wednesday.

PS.  don't forget to see more of my artwork at: http://n1sunrider.blogspot.com