Well after 3 months of travelling and a move to Vancouver, my studio is unpacked and operational again- yay! My first project is a small commission- what a great way to get started again, I love making butterflies! And these ones are twice as fun since they are double-sided; they are going to be used to make a mobile.
Tag: butterflies
A box of butterflies
Butterfly letters
Shadows
Distracted by the beautiful shadows this wonderful sunshine is creating on my studio table
Framing
It’s taken me a long time to figure out how I want to frame these butterfly canvases. This is my current experiment – I had a raw wood frame custom made through Opus, I sealed it and painted it, and now I’m attaching the tin butterflies I made. Next will come a spray varnish finish.
Learning curve
This week I’m learning about using Gelli Plates for monoprinting, and using my new Dremel rotary tool to attach handmade metal butterflies to my custom made frame…
Here’s some of the butterflies I’m making from old tin containers from tea and chocolate and cookies and stuff,
and here’s a detail from a print – I’m learning all about making textures and layers with the Gelli Plates, lots of fun!
Contemplating what to do with all these butterflies I’ve made with various prints, paintings etc., there are over a hundred now with no end in sight, just a little obsessed….
Painted Moon Studio - Liisa Laakso 