Tonight I went to a Paste Paper Class at our local Museum taught by artist Mary Zeran. She called it *finger painting for adults* and I have to agree. She made buckets of flour paste and starch paste. We also played with Modge Podge and a variety of paints (using empty Greek Yogurt cups ... I will have to start saving them for my own artful play) ... so much fun.
I started with a combination of green & yellow paste and a big paint brush.
Next I moved on to a combination of oranges and pinks ... this one involved lots of pouncing with a piece of bubble wrap.
Next some purples and pinks ... with stripes made from a scrap of foam board (in the top left corner) ... one lesson from the class is that anything can be an art tool.
And lastly, a favorite that involved imprinting into the colored paste background with a plastic doily.
I was very tired and not feeling well, so I almost skipped the class ... but was so glad I didn't. At one point a classmate said to me *you're really in the zone* ... and I was. Creating art never ceases to transport me to a better place ... and playing with art is such an inspiring experience.
Can't wait to turn these fun paste covered papers into some cards.
Hope that you're feeling better...can't wait to see what you do with your art!
Posted by: ~amy~ | October 12, 2012 at 06:20 AM
Sounds like a fun class! The papers you created are fab. Love the colors and patterns. Look forward to seeing what you will do with them. :)
Posted by: Gabby | October 12, 2012 at 04:58 PM
I wondered if you went to this class. Good for you! Sounds like you had fun and you have some beautiful backgrounds to play with now. Hope you're feeling better this weekend.
Posted by: Miss Iowa | October 13, 2012 at 03:48 PM