Riikka Kovasin | Beauty in chaos - a FB live recording @RiikkaKovasin | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
A recording of a Facebook live kept at my blog's FB page on July 14th in my mother tongue, Finnish. The topic was to make an art journal spread with gesso, old book paper and vintage photo die cut.

During the live I made an art journal spread the way I usually go about it. I started with a white piece of cardstock and collaged some old book paper on top using white gesso as my adhesive. On top I then layered acrylic paint and watercolors, both through a stencil. Before cutting the page to size I also added some stamping and doodling. The layers on top I made using product packaging, some cloth and self made patterned paper strips using the left overs from trimming the sheet. I finished the page with old buttons, paperclips and a stamped text.

More photos of the sample piece as well as a materials list with links in the announcement post: (paperiliitin.blogspot.com/2023/07/beauty-in-chaos-fb-live-announcement.html).

Materials:
Prima Marketing - Art Basics Heavy Gesso white
Prima Marketing - Watercolor Confetti set
PaperArtsy - Fresco Finish acrylic paint Vintage Lace
PaperAartsy - 208 large stencil
Stampers Anonymous - Perspective CMS213
Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black
Tsukineko - StazOn Jet Black
Fabriano Accademia 160 g
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paperdolls Portraits (TH94233)
PaperGarden - Aava masking tape
art journal
kraft cardstock
a ball point pen
a transparency
old book pages
product packaging tag
strip of fabric, twine
buttons, paperclips
double sided tape, craft glue
scissors, paper trimmer
palette knife, brushes

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