Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Mixed Media Wall Hanging


As you read this, I am en route to Israel.  My dad is being inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame for tennis, and I am meeting up with my daughter who is there on Birthright.  Here's a little video of my dad being interviewed during the 2009 Maccabiah games:


Yesterday, instead of packing, I had to create art, because I was so jazzed by Corrine Gilman's tutorial over at Artists in Blogland.

It's not often that I see a tutorial and have to try it immediately.  But I was so inspired -- I couldn't wait!


Corrine's tutorial showed us how to make a mixed media wall hanging from an old book.   It just so happened that I had a very old book that was losing its pages, so I didn't mind following Corrine's instructions to gut the book and give it a makeover.

This month's Cloth Paper Scissors magazine had a great tutorial by Serena Wilson Stubson about creating seascape ornaments.


I had a picture of my grandparents in a rowboat, that I've been wanting to use in a project, and the Captured Memories challenge at Our Creative Corner was the perfect motivation:


I received some beautiful sea glass in a mail swap from Kathy Oakland.  Plus Pia Rom's July challenge at Mix it Monthly is "Go to the Beach."

All these came together for me as I followed Corrine's instructions.


The broken circles are from my Bubble Girl stencil from Stencil Girl.  The boats and water are collaged from gelli prints.   The poem, At the Seaside, is from "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson.  The "sand" is made of corrugated cardboard, another nod to Corrine Gilman, who often uses it in her work.  And I added some rub-ons from Ranger.  Thank you Corrine for the wonderful inspiration!

Linking also to Mix it Monthly,  Paint Party Friday and Art Journal Everyday.  

Thank you for visiting! I hope you will leave me a comment to let me know you were here. I read and treasure every comment and will answer any questions as quickly as I can.

42 comments:

  1. I love your art piece . . . so much fun!
    Congratulations to your Dad, have a safe trip and enjoy visit :)
    Connie :)

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  2. Love it. You took the tutorial and sailed away so beautifully. Love the sea glass additions and of course the corrugated. Have a marvelous time in Israel. xox

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  3. Your broken circles look so good there! Perfect for the row boat theme! There is so much meaning and soul in this!

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  4. I really like how this came together. Great job.

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  5. Have fun in Israel! Lovely hanging! Valerie

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  6. Aawwww Jessica, so much fun to look at :) love the grandparents in the tiny boat, love the bold colored water, the old glassstones from the sea and the awesome quote!!! And and I can even see wood (in the script)...such a gorgeous piece ♥♥♥ ♥ Thank you so much for beeing part of
    http://mix-it-monthly.blogspot.de ♥ Conny

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  7. The art is gorgeous and so amazing about your dad. What a great honor! Have a lovely time.

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  8. Wonderful page. I love that quote. Congrats to your dad!!

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  9. So beautiful! So FUN! So full of life! Love Grandma in the boat! Love the layers of colored paper, and the corrugated too!

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  10. I'm back, I can't get enough. I've been going through some of your past posts.
    I love your love of color. Come visit and get in on my give-a-way :)
    Your new fan, Connie :)

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  11. Love this, especially the addition of grandparents! Mazol tov to dad! Wishing you a Nesiah tova! A wonderful trip!
    If you get to kibbutz Heftibah, say shalom from me. It was my home for five years in 1961-66!

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  12. That is a favourite quote of mine, lovely hanging.

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  13. Beautiful composition. Very nice work. Thank you for sharing and Have a good journey.

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  14. terrific project and such fab results Jessica, you must be very proud of your wonderful Dad. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  15. Lovely piece, really fun and thoughtful and original! Love!

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  16. It is a work colorful and full of ideas. Saludos

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  17. LOve....Love....Love this. I am an ocean lady and this is fantastic.

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  18. What a wonderful piece Jessica, there is just so much to look at! I love the colours and textures. The corrugated cardboard and sea glass look great and add lots of depth.
    Congratulations to your dad. What an amazing man! Have a wonderful time in Isreal with your family:)

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  19. Congrats to your dad!
    The collage is so whimsical and colorful, happy looking.
    Happy PPF

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  20. I love the water--it really pops! It looks really texturized too, did you put tissue paper on it for texture or is it just a straight gelli print?

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  21. Enjoy Israel and congrats to your Dad.:) Very colorful and lots of texture. Very nice job. Happy PPF.
    Gloria.

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  22. Lovely mixed media piece and congrats to your dad, you must be so proud!

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  23. Congratulations to your dad "Naphtali"! He seems like a great man- I love it that he's proud of his country. We are planning to visit Israel soon. Lovely piece, Jessica! patsy

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  24. Big congrats to your dad! So funny that you held off the packing for art! Your piece is, as always, beautifully put together.

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  25. Wonderful interview with your adorable dynamic dad!! Enjoy your trip! Beautiful artwork as always!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  26. Just fantastic Jessica! In your first line of your blog post I thought - we Nomads! And yes...on you spoke of us. I am so happy for you on your way "home!" What a congratulatory trip for you! Your dad is so very accomplished for Our Living Lifestyle! He must be so happy and you must be so proud. I am going to watch, and I am sure covet/cherish the video as something that is so rare to read/hear on the blog comments. In fact it is always a treasure to come to your blog because of the synchronicity of our lifestyle and kids (birthright etc.) How is your daughter doing? It seems she has taken the extended travel. Good for all of you. How did you like that cell phone they got! haha.
    Jessica your art is just stellar! I love that you took the workshop online rather than pack. Oh, to be a true artiste!!! So very cool and I love the dimensionality to it! I must check it out. You have me very intrigued, as usual when I come here. Good luck, mazel with your trip. Safe travel and be well.

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  27. Love your wall hanging. Such wonderfull colors.
    Happy PPF, have a great weekend.
    xx

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  28. LOVE your collage...and Congrats Dad! HPPF!

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  29. Love your collage piece... just gorgeous! And congrats to your dad... how wonderful!!

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  30. What a beautiful collage - and such wonderful colors!

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  31. A beautiful wall hanging,Jessica. What a wonderful trip, both to honor your father and get a visit with your daughter. i love the way you have fragments of text around the page. Thank you for your comment on my blog.

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  32. This is an incredible piece of art...Jessica I always love visiting you for you are such an amazing artist and your work clearly reflects who you are !!

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  33. Wonderful piece of art, and that is one of my favorite quotes! Congrats to your dad, hope you'll have a wonderful trip!

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  34. This is a great post. Congrats to your dad and have a safe and wonderful time
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  35. This is wonderful, Jessica. I love that you incorporated a photo of your grandparents in a boat. I haven't tried Corrine's tutorial yet but it's definitely on my list. Congrats to your dad. Safe travels!

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  36. Well you've been busy! I hope you enjoy your trip to see your father inducted into the Hall of Fame! What an honor--

    Happy PPF!

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  37. This is such a wonderful piece of art, Jessica! I love all the mixed media on your hanging - so much to see and look at and great dimension! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at OurCreativeCorner!


    Claudia x

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  38. Just love how you've incorporated your family photo into your mixed media canvas - what a treat. Thank you so much for joining us at Our Creative Corner.
    Alison x

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  39. Such fun but also very emotional I think. Beauiful series.

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  40. What a wonderful fun painting! I know it will be extra special for you to have your grandparent in it too.

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  41. I love your beautiful painting!

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