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I'm a history freak, so long ago, I saw this sheet of old Globe prints wrapping paper, I used one piece for a gift and then saved this piece deep in a pile of papers and magazines.
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The prompt for class was to use a paper source, magazine photos, or artwork to create and ENHANCE into a composition. I thought this would be fun.
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I didn't take photos as I was working...you know when you are in the groove, you forget about everything. I worked on black cardstock, and layered bits and pieces here and there.
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After getting a rough composition, I began filling in areas and extending lines of the globes' edges. Ferns and palms added the perfect tones to accent the land areas.
I used some alcohol based metallic markers that are excellent on dark papers.
The print's shorelines are pretty accurate, but the inlands are empty and even blank. I left quite a bit of space around the nine or so pieces I glued onto the black paper. Then I began to think about dangers sailors/explorers had to face on their journey.
I wanted to tell a story.
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Something about the entire pieces of globe and how small the 'Americas' were and also how incomplete. In the 1600's America was roughly known...mapping was still a limited art, and took many hours and miles across the sea to implement a map through triangulation.
Besides the idea of a round globe on flat paper...you had the 'Unknowne Land' or lands full of shores that had not been searched, and mountains never climbed.
On the dark areas, I applied one/two layers of light blue tissue with modge-podge over, then with a wet second coat on top, I started to tear the tissue and move the gooey bits around, scratching and marking with handles of brushes and a pin. What I created was a black hole, or the 'Unkowne' of a never ending seascape. The dark was enhanced with various markers and a white paint pen that I smeared to give the foam upon the sea...the blues and browns were sprayed and rubbed on alcohol inks.
Working on surfaces of dried Modge-podge is wonderful with inks. If you do too much you can easily remove most of it with an alcohol soaked tissue or q-tip.
I don't really know how many layers I used of everything...just kept applying, removing, covering up, and adding again.
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What would a sea story be without a denizen of the deep...?
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Here you can see the layers and the shimmer of the markers....really a fun project ...and I hoped you enjoyed my 'Journey'.
Materials for Collage
Black heavy card stock 8 1/2" x 11"
Cuts from thin wrapping paper
Glue stick and Modge-podge
Permanent Black marking pen
pale blue tissue paper
Umber Alcohol ink
Turquoise Alcohol ink
Royal blue Alcohol ink
Red Sharpie marker (this was the only red that would be bright on top of all the materials).
Metallic permanent markers.
White paint marker fine and brush ends.
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Sandi
