Altered Flying Machine

Before I start a quick hello to everyone on the Tando Clock workshop yesterday held at Paper Arts in Stroud, all of you made absolutely amazing pieces.

I took two days out last week to create something just for the fun of it, this little lady all started with a papier Mache heart box and an old porcelain doll from a charity shop.

I decided to alter the dolls head first and then everything else would follow on from that.

The glass eyes were removed and nuts were glued onto her forehead with rusted wire protruding from there centres, this was followed by a few paint techniques and then left to dry.
I glued one of the eyes back in and fitted an LED light into the other eye socket, finely I painted and mounted a toy propeller onto an old circuit board from a mouse to go onto the top of her head.

The rest then all seemed to come together, this is a mix of found objects along with some new , you may recognise the mount on which the rear propeller is fitted as a foundations metal box foot from the idea-ology range.

And the pulley wheels from the same range which were the only parts left unpainted.

Also This Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi air mail embellishment.

I will leave you with a few more pictures to ponder upon...

Thanks for reading and I hope it has not freaked you out :)

Andy

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

It's a dogs life!

Hi everyone, if you have been following then you will know I have been assembling some robots (bot's)  from configuration boxes and I decided today that they need a pet dog,  next up is Henley!

Ohh come on… he's cute!…..Just Mum to go now unless you have any suggestions?
Andy

Big Bad Boris..bot-ology MK2

Here is my second Robot using bits from Tim Holtz idea-ology range… I've named him Boris.
Another configurations box was used for Boris and the only parts not idea-ology came from my scrap box, the arms are made from plastic pipets and the head is an old valve which I modelled a face on resembling the Peperami man!

Here's Boris








Hope you like him!


Andy

bot-ology from idea-ology

I am currently working on some samples for Tim Holtz using his idea-ology and Sizzix Alterations range, sometimes in the work I do I am sent and forced to use stuff that does not inspire or enthuse me but for these projects I have been given choice!… yes you heard me correctly….choice….. it's a wonderful thing and very much appreciated!
It all started with one of the square inner boxes from a configurations box and here is the finished little fella… bot-ology!

I cut the front panel from grunge board and die cut it with No 6 from the Cargo Stencil Movers & Shapers die and stuck some aluminium mesh on the back.
Card was then embossed with Diamond Plate & Riveted Metal Texture fades and glued onto the box.

A corked vile was used for his head and cogs stuck on for the eyes, then a label tab from the Grunge board mixed minis was used for his mouth.
I drilled a hole in the top of the box and fitted a small battery operated LED light inside to light up his head.

I could go on and on but I am sure in the pictures below you can see the idea-ology parts used before painting, I will say however that the arms were from a toy robot and the legs made from two old pens which were filled with nails before attaching to give him some weight and stability.


This bot-ology robot is a prototype… yes more of these to come lol
Here is a back view.


Lets all build a bot!
Andy