I really have no idea how I came up with today's craft idea. I was sitting at work, thinking about what craft I should do when I get home, doing a mental run down of what I had on hand. I remembered that I had some sample material that a store had sent me in the mail. Those little 2" x 2" squares, in several different styles and designs. Also, lately I have been reading a lot about collage, mosaics, and mixed media/altered art. I eventually want to work on an altered art book. In any case I started thinking why not do a collage of mosaic material? Of course then I needed to consider the design. To make things easy I started doing searches for different pictures that were large and interesting. I found a spider on a web and as they say, the rest is history...
I cut out pieces of each material as I went, just cutting randomly and by eye. I used tacky glue and only glued the middle of the material so all the edges were loose and you are able to run your fingers over the art, to get a 3D feel of it. I didn't worry about staying in the lines, I just wanted it to be random and fun. I think it came out great. I'm really happy with the end product. I wish there was a way to feel things online, it feels cool...take my word for it!
Supplies- spider drawing, tacky glue, fabric squares:
Spider close up - all done:
Spider all done, further away:
Spider all done - this way you can see how the fabric is "3D"
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