Andy Skinner: More Than Meets The Eye, by Natassa Blazaki

Hello my friends!

I’m back today with a project inspired by well-known elements of London.

The idea first hit me, when I was trying to figure out, how to use the pieces that are included in Tando Creative Eldaro Kit. So, I took the larger of the wings and decided to make a structure that would look like the London Eye. From that point on, the project was composed so effortlessly.

I took the tag from the same kit to use it a s a base. Then I cut a bigger one, from 3mm thick greyboard and created little windows. I put the bigger tag on top of the smaller and my phone booth was ready! I added a door plate and a large cog from the Industrial Elements Kit. I shaped the subway sign with a large washer and a book plate from the same set.

For the background, I cut a panel that measured 8.5”x15”.

Then, I printed the industryas, the old_print1 and the wfblighty_-_trans_background from Andy Skinner’s site. I also printed a subway map from the internet.

I applied a couple of coats of white chalky finish paint and by using the matte medium method, I transferred the clock and the map on the panel. Then, I cut pieces from the other pages and did some collage on top of the transferred images. In addition, I did some stenciling here and there.

When I was happy with the composition, I used a mixture of matte gel, fluid Transparent White and Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide and created a coat on the surface that looked like melted wax. After that coat was completely dry, I added some mixed media transfers from the Poe Diversity sheet by Creative Expressions.

In the video below, you can see how I treated the greyboard elements. Mostly I wanted to achieve a grungy, rusted and distressed look on all the pieces. And, of course, all these techniques are inspired by Mr. Andy Skinner!

In the center of the London Eye, I used an acrylic pebble on which I glued a printed eye. I wrote the quote, by using letters from Andy Skinner’s new stencil by Creative Expressions, called Redemption.