Monday, August 24, 2009

Double-sided ATC's ??

These look SO much better in person! Apparently, I'm very good at creating work that just doesn't seem to photograph very well.



These ATC's are for a swap in Surface Design. We were to "show a technique." They were made using 8 different layers. This wasn't my intentions, but since my first idea didn't work, I ended up using if for the backing.


My intentions were to use layers of black felt, hand stamped with lumiere paint, painted bond a web, Angelina Fibers & black tulle. I then stitched all four layers together. I had hoped that when I hit it with a heat gun that it would melt through the many layers, creating interesting surfaces. I didn't give it much of a chance.......as soon as it melted through the tulle & turned the Angelina Fibers brown, I stopped. I had hoped that the Angelina Fibers would retain their initial color. I then flipped the piece over & started melting through the felt. The stitching worked well & prevented the piece from shrinking or curling very much. The problem I faced as I melted through the black felt was that I could see the purple painted bond a web, but no Angelina Fibers (they were on the other side of the painted bond a web). I then realized that I needed to start over & have the Angelina Fibers facing the black felt, so when I melted through the felt, you would see the colorful Angelina. This seemed to work.


After everything had cool, I then applied color using Shiva sticks, (which I've never been a fan of & after this project STILL not) & Golden Fluid Acrylics. I then used metallic thread & free motion stitched over the entire piece.





I've enclosed closeups so you can hopefully get a better idea of what is happening within the ATC's.


Remember the fumbled first try at these? I ended up using it for my backing fabric which ended up giving me the opportunity to make double-sided ATC's :)

4 comments:

sherry carrigan said...

These are great. I'm not a fan of shiva paint sticks either. Way too hard to move the pigment.

Fannie said...

Hi, T. They look great. I could see the details when I clicked on the photo and looked at the enlarged image. Nice work.

Gabriela said...

Hi Tracy! Good to be in touch with you again!
I love the ATC's ..I work a lot with angelina and it's hard to photograph. My tip is to photograph outside without a falsh or scan.
Thanks for visiting!

Karen said...

These are wonderful Tracy and as good as they look in the photos they must be stunning in person.