Memories

Gingersnap Creations Colour Challenge: Neutral Colours plus one bold .... I love colour challenges especially when based on neutral colours which are so versatile and can be used with any other colour combination. My choice for the bold colour: turquoise .... turquoise is a truly wonderful colour - so fresh and vibrant.
My wall hanging was created around the image of a young Jicarilla maiden. I saw the image in the Commons at Flickr (Smithsonian Institute) and was immediately drawn to it ... the combination of quiet intensity and concentration on her face
I used mainly scraps, recycled and natural materials. The back is corrugated card from packaging material painted 'randomly' with thinned white acrylic paint. I layered it with scraps of patterned paper from Papermania and K&Company. All these papers are torn and afterwards slightly distressed with VersaColor ink around the edges.
The image itself was covered with a thin layer of Decopatch glue to give it a bit of a shine and then covered with acetate. The finishing touches are feathers, gras remnants, bits of ribbons, some twine and turquoise beads.

The printed paper circle came from an old book which I prepared for a new project .... but this is another story and will be a new blog post (lol).

Just pop over to the Gingersnap Creations to see the amazing art work from all artists, to get more inspirations and to join in! Happy crafting, Petra.