Friday, December 17, 2010

Adding Texture

Literally and figuratively, I think.

I had been hoping to find a block of time to return to my bears&boxes work. So, here just a few days before Christmas, I found it. Some people use their kitchen for baking this time of year. Oh well. It was exciting to bring my boxes out again. Usually, I work on one at a time, but with several ideas dancing around in my head, I plunged into working on three at a time – so far.

Two of them started out like this.

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See that ‘Hand Made’ text there?  I know it refers to the cigars, but I think it could also refer to the box.  So apt I have wondered if I should leave it.

Then I had my husband split the lid on one of them because I wanted to try and create a piece that opened in the middle.

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Last time I was working on a box, I got stuck on the outside and that halted all forward momentum. I had to put it away until I became unstuck. This time I started by adding texture to see where it might lead. Out came the mediums, gesso and paint.

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This was so much fun to do,

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I decided to break out the box I had gotten stuck on and add texture to it as well –

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a different kind, but texture nonetheless. Bingo – just what it needed to move me forward.

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I get truer color in the daylight so I generally quit when I lose the light, but now you know what I have been doing the last couple of days – and that is

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washing my hands over and over and over.

6 comments:

  1. I like to see as a box becomes a treasure chest.

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  2. Hi Ginger,

    I can't wait to see these boxes finished. This is something I have never seen in progress, & it looks quite interesting.

    Thank you for sharing.

    Merry Friday

    Hugs,
    Joyce

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  3. I can't wait to see what these ones turn into!

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  4. Ginger, me tienes intrigada.
    Estoy deseando ver el resaultado.
    Feliz fin de semana
    besitos ascension

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  5. Looking forward to seeing the new box creations. And hey, if any of your holiday goodies also have texture, I'm sure it'll just be added fibre ;o)

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  6. Love to see the boxes when they are finised.

    Merry Christmas,

    Leny

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