Paper and Glitter Take Flight
April 13th, 2010 | By Jen in Art | 8 Comments »
This is what I was working on in my last post – little paper swans with movable wings! Oh, these were fun to make and very satisfying.
It has been years (literally) since I played with gouache paint and I was quickly reminded how tricky of a medium it can be. It doesn’t seem like it would be but I had gotten so used to painting with watercolor that applying paint in this fashion felt a little uncomfortable. But you know what they say about discomfort and growth!
Anyway, do they look familiar? I based the design off of my Leda the Swan (sewing pattern). I really love vintage-style soft things and characters and I tried to capture that in this paper birds with their thick lashes, simple design and sparkly-ness. (Isn’t glitter the best thing ever?) After I took these photos I punched holes at the top and added some gold thread so that I may hang them up.
They like to hang out (ha!) with Peter Rabbit, for now. I might need to make a flock of these, yes? That’s a distinct possibility. And once I got started making these swans, I thought such things might find themselves quite at home in le shop.
Hee hee, can’t you tell I had fun taking pictures of these?
A lovely Tuesday to you!
