With Faith comes Hope

On Saturday I was demonstrating at the Craft Barn where I started work on a Papier Mache picture frame as a gift for my daughter Jade.
The picture is my Grandaughter Faith, although she is a little older now I do love this photo of her.



The frame has card stuck down on the surface that was first embossed with a selection of Tim Holtz texture fades before painting with acrylic paint.


The letters were die cut using the Tim Holtz Wordplay die and then given a rust effect.


It was then finished of with a few idea-ology embellishment's before adding the photo


Over on the outcasts workshop there is some fantastic pieces being produced, this plaster artwork below was made by Jools called the green goddess aka Ellalouise as she has been affectionately named and stands approx 80cm high, isn't it stunning!


There is an outcast gallery on my Pinterest page where you can view all the works so far http://pinterest.com/andysskinner/
Oh and if you like please follow, these pages are in their infancy but working hard over the next few weeks to add lots of stuff!

Also new January dates have just been set both for Timeworn and The book of Secrets
Thanks for reading,
Andy

Vodunian

I managed to pick up this clock in an antiques store this week, a bargain at just £15.00.
This is how it all began.

Introducing to you....Vodunian

The Voodoo potions contained within are protected by the deadly Puffer Fish spines, one of the most deadly venom's known to man!

I have used some plaster castings within this assemblage for the dolls and also the Skulls, I then used the lovely scraps of plaster to give texture to the piece.


I also love lights and had to add a small blue LED inside to light it up at night :)



I will leave you with a brief description of the inspiration for this piece.

Bokors are featured in many Haitian tales and are often associated with the creation of 'zombies' by the use of a deadening brew or potion usually containing poison extracted from puffer fish. This potion makes the drinker appear to be dead and thus he is often buried; later, the bokor will return for the "corpse" and force it to do his bidding, such as manual labor. The "corpse" is often given deliriant drugs, mainly datura, which puts them in a detached, somewhat dreamlike state. Its state is likened to being mind controlled. The person is alive but in a state where they cannot control what they say or do; at this point, when the person has been "reanimated" from the grave, or at least is moving about working for the bokor, they can be termed "zombies." However, some legends dispense with this more rational explanation, and have the bokor raise zombies from dead bodies whose souls have departed.

Thanks for visiting,

Andy

Rejoice

I have come to the end of what has been a very stressful month both personally and workwise, the final touches went into the Outcasts workshop last Thursday and it launched on Friday,  I cant wait to see the work from the lifetime members being posted on the forum, exciting times!
am at the Craft Barn this weekend, demonstrating on Saturday and holding a workshop on Sunday called Rejoice.
A couple of months ago I posted the piece below called Genesis.

The piece above took quite a few days to complete but I somehow wanted to incorporate some of the main techniques into a single day's workshop, so starting with this thermometer!!

I ended up with this… Rejoice
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I love Decoart 2 step perfect crackle!!
Have a good day,
Andy

Dieselpunk Tags

Here are a couple of Tags made with the Americana Gloss spray sealer image transfer technique, here is a link to my video for that technique Image transfer video




I wanted the tags to have a Dieselpunk style, if you have never heard of Dieselpunk here is a brief description I found on Dieselpunks.org
Dieselpunk is a style that blends the art and culture of the 1920s - 1950s with today.
The era we look to for inspiration was defined by movement and revolution: jazz, modern art, world wars, streamlined technology, and an evolution from stilted, Victorian-era hypocrisy. Our goal is to shape a better future for ourselves by merging the zeitgeist of the past with today's technology and attitudes.

I will leave you with my new Outcasts video, upon making it I miss counted how many hours of video are on the workshop… its now close to 9 hours!!

Andy