tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post7886504543398922292..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: "Closure" of SortsMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-51555537580311362022014-09-28T13:08:08.402+13:002014-09-28T13:08:08.402+13:00These ARE fun, if you can stay in "play"...These ARE fun, if you can stay in "play" mode, Margery. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-4642879219674092362014-09-28T12:53:18.507+13:002014-09-28T12:53:18.507+13:00But it looks like fun, and that is the main thing....But it looks like fun, and that is the main thing. I love the cover so much, Meg!mmhaberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598738081824725296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-35304935524685437662014-09-27T14:08:18.453+12:002014-09-27T14:08:18.453+12:00But but but I need hobbies. I lost weaving as a ho...But but but I need hobbies. I lost weaving as a hobby, (well not really), and though I'm doing better with bread I also want us to eat less gluten, so I need a hobby I like but won't obsess about. Drawing, MM, they are all nice, but I'm not going to go into it "seriously". Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-18939329475171066892014-09-27T03:46:31.608+12:002014-09-27T03:46:31.608+12:00I like what you're doing here, Meg. Anything ...I like what you're doing here, Meg. Anything goes in Mixed Media. Do it for the love of the process. That's reason enough. If it doesn't ultimately lead back to weaving, so what??? Mixed Media is its own thing. It's okay for you to be a multi media artist, and those media don't necessarily have to relate to one another. Have a great weekend. xoCate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-5686437728561927652014-09-25T23:24:20.549+12:002014-09-25T23:24:20.549+12:00LOL. Mom hates my postcards. She asked me once aga...LOL. Mom hates my postcards. She asked me once again what I see in collage and mixed media, why I'm wasting my precious time. I don't have a convincing answer, except all road leads to weaving, and I know everything helps, though I can't put my finger on anything specific. Color, and I hope composition, come to mind, but how these help is never straight forward to me. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-1571511065080351472014-09-25T19:29:32.874+12:002014-09-25T19:29:32.874+12:00In the workshop, we used high-quality fluid acryli...In the workshop, we used high-quality fluid acrylics which could be poured directly onto the page and dealt with immediately. At home I'm using cheap tube paint which needs to be sometimes diluted on suitable surface, (palette, plastic containers, lids,) and mixed well, though I also do put a bit on my finger and apply them directly to the paper, too. But it most definitely slows down the process. It doesn't help that my work surface is about 1/2-1/3 the size of the workshop. <br /><br />With the prepping of the paint and the speed with which the paint dries before they go on paper, (I'm always spraying unused paint with water,) I tend to work with fewer colors at once and feel I have to finish using them. As a result, I tend to cover bigger areas with one color, and so all the pages started to look the same. <br /><br />This is similar to my drawing. I get to draw big in the classroom with plenty of room and no worries about what falls on the floor. At home I don't have that kind of a space. <br /><br />Still, they are not restraints; these are just different conditions. <br />Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.com