Humble beginnings

humble beginnings of an altered tin

Today, I've begun an altered tin.

I have decided to use a round altoid tin for this little shrine. This particular tin has a "press and pop" top. I rather like this top because it frees me from messing with the hinges that are found on the rectangular and heart shaped altoid tins.

So far, I've primed and painted the metal areas where I desire there to be color. I chose to use a pewter Lumiere paint and it looks nice contrasted against the silver of the tin.

Hopefully, I'll be able to follow this project through to the finish. I really don't want to chuck this little tin into the same UFO (UnFinished Object) drawer that currently houses "The River of Life"

My creative journey has been fraught with weird artistic meanderings like "The River of Life". Consequently, I have more than one UFO drawer. This isn't a bad thing really. My UFO drawers aren't shameful, discarded WIP's (Work's In Progress), they are the treasure troves of my own half-baked genius.

That's what I tell myself anyway!