Iconic

Iconic

Hallo Everyone!

Another fine day for

planning a project or

even making one.....

I came across an article

in an arty mag about

Icons and was attracted

by their strong colours

and images, which

inspired me to approach

the Design Team.........

Craftyfield was the first

to take on the challenge

and here she is:

When I think Diptychs or Triptychs I am 

reminded of Byzantine icons, painted on

 wood, with rich colours and a lot of gold...

I set out to emulate these icons, 

minus the religious connotations, in this project.

 First I prepared the wood with a light

 sanding and 2 coats of Gesso.

 I stamped an "old" image on the left

 and a contemporary image on the right, 

maybe these 2 are from the same family

 across the ages...

The right side has been sanded smoother

 for a less aged look.

 I used acrylic paints to colour the images.

I applied a coat of red acrylic paint (DecoArt)

 and some gilding wax through a stencil 

for the outside of the diptych.

 Next I applied some crackle paint on 

both front and back panels, although 

for some reason there wasn't a lot of 

crackle this side (the red side). 

Maybe I spent to long going back

 and forth with the brush?

I followed this with a raw umber glaze

 to show up the cracks, buffing with a 

dry cloth before the glaze had time 

to dry on top of the crackle layer.

This gives an aged look effortlessly.

I applied Treasure gold all around the panels,

 front and back and finished by stamping 

and embossing in gold a quote 

(also from HP1008). 

The wood wasn't smooth enough for a

 perfect stamping but since I was

 making an old icon I figured the writing

 might have rubbed off."

Supplies:

Hinged wooden icon:

Gesso:

PaperArtsy stamps:

Brilliance ink:

DecoArt and PaperArtsy Fresco paints:

Layering stencil: 

Gilding wax:

Crackle medium:

Treasure gold:

Thank you Craftyfield, a

great start to this week's

theme.  I love those rich,

bold colours too.....

Of course, if you felt like a

change of stamps, take a

look here or here

I think those hinged frames

would lend themselves to

this treatment too ..........

Hmmm, that's got me thinking

Haha!  Watch out world!!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx