I’ve had some time to work with the techniques I learned at the ConvenZioNE workshops. I made some collaged wooden mirrors – two each of different patterns and colors. My inspiration was the La Louviere Carnaval guys. This is a festival in Brussels, Begium that happens a few times a year. The first image I found several years ago while surfing the net. I love the plumage and stoic faces on these guys. It would be fun to go to Brussels to see this event.
I first used the self-colored/painted papers and some vintage papers and other scraps around the border of the mirror. These are nice 12×12 wooden mirrors sold at IKEA. I think they were pretty reasonably priced.
Here is the first layer – just the papers glued onto the wooden frame. (The Carnaval guy is glued to a heavy stock – matting to be exact – and set on the piece just to check placement, colors, etc. He’ll be set aside to add to the piece later, after the beeswax layer is in place because I don’t want to cover up the detail on him with the wax).
I added more painted circles and added some colored pencil marks.
Then, a coat of beeswax, painting the edges and adding the Carnaval and button embellishments after the wax cooled.
Here are all four, side by side:
