The theme this week at TMTA is Transparent Art. I took a transparency of an antique daguerreotype of the moon - it's mottled and golden in that beautiful way that daguerreotype photographs are. (I had to use the word twice, to make it worth looking up the spelling.)
The image is over a background of pearly iridescent ink, which of course, doesn't show up in the scan, but makes the image really glow. I took the words from an ancient dictionary.
I love using transparencies, but the hard part is finding original ways to frame the very obvious edge. This time, I put my new sewing machine to the test, and it blitzed through the plastic and card with no problems, even when threaded with horrible, snagging metallic thread. Oh metallic thread! You look so fine, but you are so evil. Same problem that I have with velvet, I think.
9 comments:
Wow this is so wonderful. Really great design.
great design...beautifully done
Beautiful.
beautiful!!!
wonderful atc!!
great design ! wonderful card
Hello Danielle and Steph,
Didnt know you had a blog, will be coming back to read it. You can travel vicariously with me on the big trip through my blog in 37 days time woohoo I am soo excited.
Love and hugs
Bridget L
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Great transparency and beautiful use of stitching.
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