Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Transformation

At camp, technology—though it does infiltrate—is not the order of the day, and we dyed-in-the-wool Takodians in particular make an effort to keep camp as pure and back-to-basics as possible. To my amusement and delight, however, when I showed new friend Jane one of my painted bookmarks color-paired with the book I was reading,



she stopped in her tracks—"I have to break my rule and use my iPhone to take a picture!" Given her enthusiasm, I set out today to clear some leftover paint from my palette by creating a bookmark for her. The process included the ugly-duckling distraction of the tape that held the watercolor paper in place followed by pulling off the tape for a magical transformation. Can't wait to see what book this swan pairs up with.

ugly duckling
Jane's Swan
2x6", acrylic on watercolor paper
abstract skyscape
2015
[not for sale]

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4 comments:

Unknown said...

I love this! It must be very satisfying to pull off the tape at the end :)

September 2, 2015 at 8:51 AM
dotty seiter: now playing said...

Pulling the tape off at the end is way fun. It reminds me of polishing up a chrome toaster we used to have; the littlest action could make a whole room light up!

September 2, 2015 at 10:18 AM
Joany Kendra said...

I love the evolution of Ugly Duckling into Jane's Swan. What a great bookmark!

September 3, 2015 at 1:09 PM
dotty seiter: now playing said...

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the bookmark and its metamorphosis. I have sent "Jane's Swan" off to Jane but have the two books I'm currently reading myself satisfyingly paired with handpainted bookmarks from my growing collection.

September 3, 2015 at 3:24 PM

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