lara

Created this mixed media piece for my dad's 74th birthday.
The photo is of me and my brother as kids running down a hill at a park by our house -
it was nicknamed Magic Mountain.



The photo i put in a cheap frame but without the frame - the glass and backing is duct taped together then the "frame" layered on an old book cover i ripped off the binding then put on top of screen and home made paper.



The background is created of layers of acrylic paint, gesso and dripped wax. The texture is Golden Pumice Gel mixed with paint and different beads and buttons embedded into it. Also if you notice the dice on the corners - they show the number 74 :)



A couple of weeks ago I created This Piece for my friend Ashley - obviously it's extremely similar - but this layout, the use of monotone color and materials are really turning me on right now. I'm thinking of doing an entire series of Hipstamatic photos and colors ... stay tuned!

This is a mixed-media on canvas I made for my friend Ashley for her birthday.
Most significantly it's the first time i've combined a Hipstamatic photo with materials to make an art piece!!!
MAJAH! I've been wanting to do that for a year.

It's also the first time I think i've used yellow as a base color for something, and it's a very happy thing :)



I used acrylic paint - some mixed with Golden Pumice Gel for the extra texture. Also found yellow buttons and beads from my stash and can't forget my now, i think, signature use of Punchinella from Gauche Alchemy. There's also dripped Sandlewood Vanilla wax (smells lovely), scraps of ribbon and paper and screen.

Oh boy, I've set the bar high for birthday cards now!
(*shakes fist at Bono)



For my BFF Jen I made her a little minibook birthday card.
For the inside pages I bought a doll and had all of our coworkers take Hipstamatic photos of it around the office and then i printed them out. Then they each signed the page their photo was one. It's so cool to see different people's take using the same subject! And even cooler when used with Hipstamatic :)



The button detail i did on the last page is inspired by one of my favorite mixed-media/art journalists Ingrid Dijkers whom one day i hope i can take a class with since she's based in Michigan and Wisconsin!



The card was made with cardstock, acrylic paint and ink on stamps, Punchinella and Ouchless Cardboard from Gauche Alchemy. I did a "macrame" binding with floss and ribbon and placed the wooden flower in as accent.

Spent an overcast, but lovely, autumn afternoon walking around Atlanta's oldest cemetery, Oakland Cemetery, which is only a few miles from my house and i pass on my way to work every day and have always wondered what kind of old things might be lurking there.

So, I took the Hipstamatic using the Watts lens and Float Film and took photos of angels and stones.











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To see the first six volumes:
Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volume Four
Volume Five
Volume Six

To see roadtrips via the Hipstamatic viewfinder:
Hipsta Wisconsin
Hipsta House on the Rock
Hipsta Cali
Hipsta Texas
Hipsta South

Everything on flickr:
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look who got off her ass and did a little artwork last week ... me!
this is a laaaaaate birthday present for a friend.
i really like it and look forward to pushing this idea in the near future!

The base is a 4"x6" canvas that i covered with Golden Pumice Gel Medium mixed with acrylic paint and pink glitter. The Gel really held the glitter and i'm proud to say not much of it fell off after it dried! I mixed everything VERY well before applying with a palette knife. I also embedded little pieces of punchinella and lace before the Gel dried.



After things dried a bit i mixed the same acrylic paint and glitter with Golden Light Moulding Paste and applied it in the heart shape on the canvas then covered it with the beads and buttons and stones.

After everything was dry I dripped some of my "love" feng shui candle over the top of everything and voila, a happy little canvas was born that also smells delightful!

Redondo Beach:






















Santa Barbara, Wine Country:




















Neverland Ranch:






To see the first six volumes:
Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volume Four
Volume Five
Volume Six

To see roadtrips via the Hipstamatic viewfinder:
Hipsta Wisconsin
Hipsta House on the Rock
Hipsta Cali
Hipsta Texas
Hipsta South

Everything on flickr:
Flickr Page

An art journal page for the gauche alchemy circle journal, September.
The topic is collections and quotes (something i collect as well :D ):

Love this quote - forgot where i found it now!

Went to Texas this weekend and took some Hipstamatic photos...

Flying into San Antonio:


This was taken with a new lense i'm still experimenting with called "Matty ALN" - it puts the flare effect on the photos.


The sun was setting over the cloud line - this Hipstamatic photo was taken with the Dali lense which put the effect on it...


At The Alamo in San Antonio:






Sublime heroic sacrifice.



Austin ... HOT sun, succulants and palms trees...






Trying to cool the eff off...


Stopped by Laguna Gloria which is a part of the Austin Museum of Art.
These are in the gardens - statues and wild peacocks.








Some urban street art i stumbled across...


















Walking around...














To see the first six volumes:
Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volume Four
Volume Five
Volume Six

To see roadtrips via the Hipstamatic viewfinder:
Hipsta Wisconsin
Hipsta House on the Rock
Hipsta Cali
Hipsta Texas
Hipsta South

Everything on flickr:
Flickr Page