Tombow 2015 Design Team Call

Hey guys :)

Well today I am posting some projects created especially for the Tombow 2015 design team call.

Being that I have hundreds of crafty examples of my work on my blog, I thought I would indulge my more artsy side for this call.

As part of the call we were asked to do a D.I.Y project. With the end of the year fast approaching I have been on the lookout for a cool desk calender for 2015. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make one of my own! This is an ode to my love of the horror genre - films, photography and novels :)

A Horror Year

This is acrylic paint on a 4.5" x 5.5" Faber Castell mixed media album. My greatest challenge with this project was getting the amount of detail in that I wanted on such a small scale.

I know, it's a little macabre but you know what, I had a ball creating this. It has been a good 15+ years since attempting this sort of painting and I loved doing it! Now being slightly more labor intensive than my usual work, I made it to the 4 month mark before needing to turn my attentions to other DT work. But as soon as I have time, I will be back at it, and will make sure to post the results :)

So for the rest of this post, I decided to create 3 tags, all with the simple image of the same woman as she ages in different stages of her life. I have used different mediums and styles to represent each. 

Blah Blah Blah (Teen Years)

 

This tag was created predominantly with watercolor on top of Prima chalkboard paint with some stamping and heat embossing.

Seek Paradise - 20's

I started with sketching my image in black fine liner pen and then covered it in drawing gum to keep it clean while I went to work on my background. I have used a combination of acrylics, gesso, coffee and a vintage book page with some masking tape, cotton tape and staples. I have also used my watermark stamp set to create contrast in black archival ink.

The Future Is Near - 30's

Created with water & alcohol markers, gesso & fine liner pen. This is my first ever attempt at Zentangle. Hats off to the girls that do this regularly, it is far more work that it seems! 

So that's it. Wish me luck! As always, thanks for stopping by!