A flash that revealed the invisible world…Rilke

A flash that revealed the invisible world…Rilke, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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This is from my new series of assemblages/ icons created with antique decorative metal door plates. I made a Frozen Charlotte like doll with a Plaster of Paris mold. I used great antique jewelry pieces and gold gilt paint. I used a found metal fashioned piece across the back of the work. I added the above quote by Rilke and put a tiny piece of map peeking through the key hole. The figure has tiny insect wings. The door piece is 7 inches long and 2.5 inches wide.

An Immense World of Delight

An Immense World of Delight, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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This is an assemblage I created from great found metal piece with a center hole just right for a window. I backed the window with a tree image framed with pieces of broken glass. I added a hinge hanger to the back for easy display. I use a real antique Frozen Charlotte German bisque doll, a piece of glimmering seashell, a tiny bottle with a secret message. Little birds, that had escaped from a wedding cake, were wire wrapped to fly around the work I wrapped the base with gauze and added a quote by Keats The work is 5 wide by 10 inch long.

We inhabit the world of dreams and mountains.

We inhabit the world of dreams and mountains., originally uploaded by moonwild.

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A fabric assemblage made with some of my hand dyed and stamped fabrics and mixed with other blues.

Tansy Leaf Print

Tansy leaves Print, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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Supplies were:
A 12 by 12 piece of Plexiglas (you could use any size or use regular glass instead).
A rubber type brayer,
Acrylic paints: I like the thinner craft paints like Folk Art.
Leaves I used rhubarb leaves and tansy, but others just work as well!
Squares of cotton sheeting or muslin. I used 12 by 12 inches
Cardboard to cover your surfaces

These are prints I created with tansy leaves. I painted acrylic paints on to a Plexiglas square and laid the leaf on to the painted surface. For one print I left the leaf on the painted Plexiglas, rolled paint over the leaf and put the cotton sheeting square over the whole thing and rolled over it with a rubber roller. Then carefully I took leaf off of the Plexiglas and laid it on a square of cotton sheet and rolled over it with the brayer. For a third print I laid sheeting over the Plexiglas that had the removed leaf for a “ghost” print. I liked all the prints!
Tips: The acrylic dries fast so have your cotton squares ready to go if you want multiple prints!.
Use up some scraps cotton to clean up your paints and you can use them in art quilts. You can flatten the leaf a little with the brayer before you use it to get more vein detail. Try stripes of colors on the glass or use just one color to get different effects.

Big Rhubarb Leaf Print

Big Rhubarb Leaf Print, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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Supplies were:
A 12 by 12 piece of Plexiglas (you could use any size or use regular glass instead).
A rubber type brayer,
Acrylic paints: I like the thinner craft paints like Folk Art.
Leaves: I used rhubarb leaves and tansy, but others just work as well!
Squares of cotton sheeting or muslin. I used 12 by 12 inches
Cardboard to cover your surfaces

These are prints I created with rhubarb leaves or tansy leaves. I loaded some more of these on flickr if you look at the photostream. I painted acrylic paints on to a Plexiglas square and laid the leaf on to the painted surface. For one print I left the leaf on the painted Plexiglas, rolled paint over the leaf and put the cotton sheeting square over the whole thing and rolled over it with a rubber roller. Then carefully I took leaf off of the Plexiglas and laid it on a square of cotton sheet and rolled over it with the brayer. For a third print I laid sheeting over the Plexiglas that had the removed leaf for a “ghost” print. I liked all the prints!
Tips: The acrylic dries fast so have your cotton squares ready to go if you want multiple prints!.
Use up some scraps cotton to clean up your paints and you can use them in art quilts. You can flatten the leaf a little with the brayer before you use it to get more vein detail. Try stripes of colors on the glass or use just one color to get different effects.

Commit the World to Memory

Commit the World to Memory, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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I printed the fabric with acrylic paints and added the birds with iron on transfers.I beaded the black bias tape on the bottom.I think i will add this piece to a hanging or maybe a journal cover,

We Danced

We Danced, originally uploaded by moonwild.

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We Danced (more close ups on photostream)
A girlie Purse.This is made using a vintage coin purse that i painted gold. I added linked pearl chains for the
handles.I made the dollhead from a mold and handpainted it. The body is made from Fix It 2 part epoxy. I added a inset of glass with the text "We Danced
and tiny wings on the back .For the legs... some recycled necklace parts and tiny high heel shoe charms!

We Danced

We Danced, originally uploaded by moonwild.

SONG OF SOLITUDE

SONG OF SOLITUDE, originally uploaded by moonwild.

Nest necklace

Nest necklace , originally uploaded by moonwild.

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This is a necklace made from vintage velvet, threads, blue beads and brass leaf jewelry findings.It is attached it to a brass chain that is continued with a silk ribbon to tie it on. I displayed it on a collage card I made from a Piddix image and old paper ephemera