Showing posts with label stoneart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stoneart. Show all posts

Monday, 9 February 2015

painting with powertex

save the date
April 9-12, 2015
Coast to Coast Creative Arts
Holiday Inn
Toronto International Airport
970 Dixon Rd.
Painting with Powertex
instructor
 
"Abstract Textured Canvas" on Friday April 10th from Noon -... 2:00pm


"Painting with Powertex" on Friday April 10th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
"Tree of Life" on Saturday April 11th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Monday, 17 November 2014

powertex dancer

"daniella"
 
  even though powertex is a fabic hardener
you can still show motion and movement
 
using wire and foil for the body and styrofoam for the head
I cover the form with powertex and stoneart
the dress , a crochet doily , really finishes it off
 

Friday, 17 October 2014

stoneart class with brigette

Stone Art class held in conjunction with Art Waves West
 in Leduc, Alberta at the end of September
More pics of the Stone Art class at Art Waves West. Considering none of these people had ever handled Powertex, much less Stone Art, they produced some amazing results. We had a lot of fun... got into a bit of trouble... but laughed a lot. The class next door was not impressed with the "rowdy Powertex bunch" that laughed and giggled and disturbed them. Not sure why they were upset... isn't art supposed to be fun?

Sunday, 3 August 2014

body in motion

I really love the simplicity of this sculpture
this basic dance pose is highlighted by using stone art
the texture shows off the form


Monday, 7 July 2014

image transfer with powerprint

working with powerprint is so quick and easy
not only can you use it with powertex and stoneart
it also works beautifully on leather, glass, metal and wood!!
the possibilities are endless
you can even transfer onto a terracotta pot
for my project
supplies needed
a canvas, corrugated cardboard, powercotton,
powertex in blue , ivory and bronze
stoneart and powerprint

 I mixed blue and ivory powertex to create the sky
working on the top two thirds I painted the canvas and then added stoneart to create some texture
paying more attention to the edges
I used bronze powertex for the "earth" and adding an extra thick layer in the centre
letting it sit for 5 minutes to create a "skin" I added stoneart  and gently rubbed it in
this made some really cool cracks
to add to the ground texture I painted some cardboard and powercotton
 
 


powerprint is so easy to use
simple apply a thin coat to the area and add your toner based photocopy face down
allow to completely dry ( use can use a dryer to speed the process)

once dried just add water and rub

Monday, 12 May 2014

powertex and stoneart mask

Stoneart mask created by Nancy Donaldson 
For this project Nancy use a mask found at a local art supply store which came with a handle
and the base is a wooden block.  Using bronze powertex and stoneart , Nancy added several
layers to create this wonderful texture

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Stoneart and canvas project

Now that spring is in the the air I was inspired to create this canvas
Starting with blue and ivory Powertex  and some Stoneart  working in sections
I painted the background and then rubbed in the Stoneart several times to create some texture
Next, some corrugated cardboard's and Powercotton to create the ground ,
painted with bronze Powertex
A bit of cheesecloth for the cloud, toothpicks for the stems and decorative paper for the flowers
 
 

Monday, 24 March 2014

retreat part 2 stoneart

 
For the second day of our powertex retreat we worked with stoneart
(above finished project by Emma Ivemey)
 
Using Styrofoam and plaster Buddha as our base and inspiration
along with whatever else we wanted to experiment with
cardboard, puzzle pieces and wooden skewers 



Working with ivory powertex  and stoneart we worked in small areas, gently pressing stoneart into the powertex and then rubbing to create a stone effect , layer after layer until we created the desired texture.  Adding elements to give depth and added interest.

Once the stone effect is achieved we used Bister in a spray bottle and a damp sponge

work in progress

finished project by NancyDonaldson