mixed media canvas~j. N-L
Well, here it is!
Jerri's self portrait!
Here's how I made this little piece of art squared.
First I painted the canvas using a mixture of bright green and yellow acrylic paint.
Then I hand drew the body on a piece of cotton fabric that is designed for use with making printer copies. I used acrylic paint and sharpie pens to color in the detail. Acrylic sealer was applied to seal and protect the color.
After I cut the body out of the cotton fabric, I adhered it to the canvas using gel medium.
Creating the face was a bit tricky. I took a digital photo of myself, which I resized and then printed onto a piece of that cotton fabric that's designed for use with inkjet printers.
I had a little cabochon that I had already made with "Delight" modeling compound. It was necessary to sand it down a bit in order to get it to the appropriate size; but that didn't take too long! After the sanding, I applied a little gesso to the cab and then adhered the cotton printed face over the cab using a two part epoxy. Once that had dried, I applied another coat of acrylic sealer to cab's surface.
Ok, so now it's time to adhere the face to the body and this time around, I used gel medium. I also adhered the crown (formerly a charm on my daughter's charm bracelet) using gel medium.
I printed the words, "I am the Queen" on 140 pound watercolor paper (on which I had applied a wash of yellow/green acrylic color). I used gel medium to adhere the words to the canvas.
Small 3mm Swarovski crystal accents were added to the belt and shoes. A small royal scepter was created using some vintage green beads and a yellow flower sequin with a red Swarovski crystal center.
So there you have it!
My self portrait!
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