Serendipity and Surprise

Posted by Lynn Nafey on March 18, 2015 | Add new comment
Detail of Stitched Bird On Acetate With Sketches in Background
Stitched bird with sketches in background
 
It's simple, you just take something and do something to it, and then do something else to it. Keep doing this, and pretty soon you've got something.  ~Jasper Johns

When I create, I’m after the surprise.

I gather the materials du jour and off I go. One thing leads to another, which leads to another, and so on. The path is unpredictable in both length and course, sometimes veering off radically on a whole new tangent. Serendipity is my cohort and directs the way.

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Dance On Acetate - Creating Textures

Posted by Lynn Nafey on March 09, 2015 | Add new comment
Detail on Inkwash Acetate Drawings
Detail of two acetate ink wash drawings

 

Make no mistake, I am a texture junkie.

I love getting lost in the endless ways of creating all manner of washes, splotches, scribbles, patterns, etc for use in my digital collages.

My favorite method is using ink on clear acetate. Working in various stages from wet to dry, there are so many ways to apply and manipulate the ink. Even different brands have such varying qualities that I use a database to keep track.

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