Hope For Peace: Mixed Medium with Shari Carroll
Happy Sunday everyone! It’s Shari here with a mixed medium project for you.
I’ve tried an old technique for painting using ointment or petroleum jelly to create a peeled paint look. This is the first time I’ve tried it and it was really fun to see what results I would end up with. I like it!!
I started with the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Frame. It comes in two pieces and is easy to decorate. I glued some papers papers down on the base piece using Soft Matte Gel medium.
The next step was to add some ointment or petroleum jelly in areas where I want my paint to resist. I added paint with a brush, let it dry then wiped with a towel. I repeated the steps with each color of paint, cleaning the surface with a baby wipe in between applications.
Once I had my paints the way I liked, I went to town adding a die cut globe, ephemera, flowers, quote and a few findings. Once I was done, I painted the frame piece black and glued it down to my collage.
I have a full process video for you which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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Looks amazing! Nicely done.
Love the mixed media, and what a strong message. Amazing watching messy layers being turned into something beautiful.
I cant believe that started as a blank board. Amazing!
Wow nice. Very creative. Thank you for sharing video as well
Great art and great message!!
Great project!
Gorgeous and I love the colours. A sentiment I agree with completely also!
Fantastic projects!I love all the little details!
Love this!
Love this mixed medium project. All the colors work well together and you used my favorite Tim Holtz products!
I just absolutely love your projects!!
Fantastic project! I love watching it all come together.
hmmm. . .my messy layers just stay messy. I think this is a special skill! I don’t have it!
Fabulous art piece Shari! What a great technique to use petroleum jelly as a resist medium.
Gorgeous work! Love all the details, thanks for sharing the process, learned a lot :))
Really beautiful collage, and you have done a great job with the technique. I will be featuring this technique myself next week. It’s a lot of fun and you got wonderful results! Love the colors you have used.
Wow, what a project!
I have never tried this type of art work. I have to say your finished project is stunning, you have inspired me to give this art form a try. Thank you for the great video.
I love everything about this!! I am such a fan of maps in art, and the layers are amazing!!
Beautiful work! I love all the beautiful details.
Beautiful project . Love the technique you shared
Very pretty! Love the colors and all the interesting pieces in the collage.
Wow, really enjoyed that. Love that paper pieced background.
I love watching these mixed media tutorials. She does wonderful work. This is another great project and I appreciate the instruction.
I am always amazed how easy it looks to just put Tim’s stuff into some beautiful arrangement. Me,struggle to decide what I want to use and how to make it look put together. I usually just end up putting it all away and never start because I fear messing it up and don’t want to waste the product. How do you do it? I could own a store with all his stuff and feel completed stymied with anxiety to create, but can’t get past the anxiety.