tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post3979142214983524254..comments2023-05-06T09:10:31.453-07:00Comments on A Magic Mom and Her Mandalas: "...an infinite storm of beauty"Stacy Willshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-16361070835070813362011-07-04T13:34:20.404-07:002011-07-04T13:34:20.404-07:00well, you are a master with the material stacy!! ...well, you are a master with the material stacy!! just gorgeous. i'll have to play with it again when my space is set up - you've inspired me indeed.<br />thanks for your hugs! zana is rallying and has been doing so much better the past couple days. must be all the great energy everyone has been sending :) xoxKarin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-71173811326453190102011-07-03T11:40:01.839-07:002011-07-03T11:40:01.839-07:00karin - to get this image, i started out with a ci...karin - to get this image, i started out with a citra solv'd national geographic page, from which i cut out a 4 inch circle, then glued it to a piece of foam core that had several layers of acrylic paint on it golden rust tones. then i painted a light halo of yellow acrylic around the circle. i scanned that, then took it into photoshop elements to crop and play with. that's how i seem to work best with citra solv...taking the scanned pages or beginnings of pieces into photoshop to "finish" them.Stacy Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-46340244223667580942011-07-03T10:59:30.602-07:002011-07-03T10:59:30.602-07:00definitely an infinite storm of beauty - a kaleido...definitely an infinite storm of beauty - a kaleidoscope of it!!<br /><br />I've used citra solv with national geographic mags. i wasn't crazy about my results, but i've seen nicer ones in other peoples work. my results were fuzzy/blurry. maybe it depends on the kind of paper you do it on... are you working with it?Karin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-24289543564619874362011-06-22T10:05:05.792-07:002011-06-22T10:05:05.792-07:00tammy - it's a citra solv piece (digitally alt...tammy - it's a citra solv piece (digitally altered). have you ever experimented with that? turns old national geographic magazine pages into great textured papers for mixed media work, journal pages or collage backgrounds.Stacy Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-35327481795785841762011-06-22T04:31:39.717-07:002011-06-22T04:31:39.717-07:00laura, thank you! the verse is actually a quote f...laura, thank you! the verse is actually a quote from john muir's, "travels in alaska." i often format quotes in poetic form, because to me, the words are so beautiful and read very much like poetry.<br /><br />kel - hehe...i'm a hippy at heart.Stacy Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-37403992376849649242011-06-22T04:03:54.208-07:002011-06-22T04:03:54.208-07:00Stacy this is magnificent...how perfect your manda...Stacy this is magnificent...how perfect your mandala is set above this gorgeous poem. Thanks...such a lovely way to start my day.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-45642602602878556582011-06-22T03:38:18.993-07:002011-06-22T03:38:18.993-07:00psychedelic baby !psychedelic baby !Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425317942978557478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-16588252182433657162011-06-21T17:47:42.361-07:002011-06-21T17:47:42.361-07:00thank you, doreen! have you ever used citra solv ...thank you, doreen! have you ever used citra solv on national geographic pages?Stacy Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772566037273877407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545124185102012151.post-90579886893546943822011-06-21T17:18:37.360-07:002011-06-21T17:18:37.360-07:00I like that image :-)I like that image :-)Doe Grozs Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986707158689837224noreply@blogger.com