Hello friends! I had such a blast in creating this cute piece. I was up in the wee hours of the morning on a crisp and sunny fall Sunday. I don’t have much success with scene building so I am really pleased with this darling. As usual, there is a story behind this piece. I thought it might be a Sunday’s ART of Truth but I decided to just sneak it in as a bonus video. I do, however want to share some thoughts about the making of it.
As I mentioned in my Sunday’s ART of Truth from November 1, I struggle with fall. I am working very hard at changing the lens that I see it through and harvesting some gratitude for the beauty of the season. When I began pulling the supplies together for this piece, there were things already flying around in my head. I used a variety of collage papers from Shawnpetite.com. Some were printed on copy paper and some bits were printed on tissue paper. I chose the ‘she’ paper to line the path that the bike was going to go on. That had meaning and intention to it. I wanted to share with you some of the lines from that page.
“She will not let anything stop her…She has realized that happiness is not something to travel to…chose to live bravely…she wanted to seek adventures that opened her heart…she looked for the good around her”
Those are just some of the beautiful truths from this one page. I intentionally wanted that under the bike as it felt like a declaration inside of me to live my life with that level of intention, presence and heart. I also purposefully place butterflies that were printed on tissue paper on the path as well. Butterflies represent freedom and growth. The speak of transformation. The are about birth and shedding old things to become something new. You can’t see any of that in the final piece but I love that it is there.
I wanted to have the piece be very bright and sunny, yet crisp, like the weather outside today. I used Shawn’s Dictionary Page Stencil and applied that to my piece in white paint. I chose the definition for journey. I could talk all day about journey and what it means and doesn’t mean. However, I will leave you now just to enjoy the video and the process.
Blessings my friends,
Beloved-Reborn
YouTube Video –
Supplies used:
Shawn Petite Stencil – Cobblestone – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Cobblestone-stencil-p202082874#a_aid=Cara_Renee&a_bid=6d9ce89f
Shawn Petite Stencil – Modern Pattern Mini 1 – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Modern-Pattern-Minis-1-stencil-p174727391#a_aid=Cara_Renee&a_bid=4dae1dba
Shawn Petite Stencil – Dictionary Page – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Dictionary-Page-stencil-p202098225#a_aid=Cara_Renee&a_bid=88133439
Shawn Petite Stencil – Trees with Masks – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Trees-with-Masks-p74104226#a_aid=Cara_Renee&a_bid=4cee6231
Shawn Petite Stencil – Bicycle – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Bicycle-55-Stencil-p65263512#a_aid=Cara_Renee&a_bid=bdbf2ae8
Liquitex Heavy Gel, Gesso, Matte Medium & Glazing Medium – see Basic Mixed Media supplies list below
Golden Fluid Acrylic – Manganese Blue Hue, Raw Umber, Cerulean Blue Deep & Green Gold – see Basic Mixed Media supplies list below
Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic – Ivory Black & Titanium White – see Basic Mixed Media supplies list below
Ribbon from my stash – It is old and I don’t know where I got it
Ruler Etsy Printables – https://www.etsy.com/shop/iralamijashop
Ranger Archival Inks – Jet Black, Vermillian, Monarch Orange & Fossilized Amber –https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ranger+archival+mini+ink+pads&crid=34CO7TOKZZVIY&sprefix=ranger+arch%2Caps%2C292&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_8_11
Decoart Americana Acrylic Paint – Avocado & Slate Gray – http://Decoart.com
Golden Artist Acrylic – Naphthol Red Medium & Sap Green Hue –https://www.amazon.com/s?k=golden+acrylic+paint&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Peg Stamps – https://pegstamps.com/
Rembrandt Soft Pastel – Black – see Basic Mixed Media supplies list below
List of basic mixed media supplies:
Shoresua Script Stamp- https://www.amazon.com/Shoresua-Transparent-Silicone-Scrapbooking-Embossing/dp/B07PGN3MR3/ref=sr_1_77?dchild=1&keywords=bo+bunny+stamps&qid=1601231832&sr=8-77
Golden High Flow Acrylic – Transparent Yellow Oxide – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=goldenhigh+flow+acrylics&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Liquitex Matte Medium- https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-Professional-Matte-Medium-8-Ounce/dp/B000IYWYNE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=74CDOKRUL040&dchild=1&keywords=liquitex+matte+medium&qid=1586229506&sprefix=liquitex+ma%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1
Liquitex Glazing Medium- https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Multi-Purpose-Acrylic-Polymer-GAC-100/dp/B001YJPX58/ref=sr_1_46?dchild=1&keywords=golden+glazing+medium&qid=1586230065&sr=8-46
Liquitex Heavy Gesso- https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-Professional-Super-Surface-Medium/dp/B001UNREO6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=liquitex+heavy+gesso&qid=1586229647&sr=8-1
Penny Black Script Stamp- https://www.amazon.com/Penny-Black-Script-Unmounted-40-470/dp/B01HNO5R08/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Penny+Black+script+stamp&qid=1586229678&sr=8-1
Shawn Petite Stencils- https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Stencils-c14287046
Decoart Crackle Paint – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=decoart+crackle+paint&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Rembrandt Soft Pastel – Black – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rembrandt+soft+pastel+black&ref=nb_sb_noss
Golden Fluid Acrylics – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=golden+fluid+acrylics&crid=1140N398O4PP1&sprefix=golden+fluid+%2Caps%2C520&ref=nb_sb_ss_ac-a-p_1_13
Thank you for your article. Much thanks again. Awesome. Rory Rufus Ellwood
Pretty! This has been an incredibly wonderful post. Thank you for providing these details. Lyndsay Chandler Zandra
There was not a photo in this design. I used stencils and am aware of the policies around it. Thank you 🙂