Discovered an unfolding event. A jumbo-sized container of liquid laundry detergent had fallen to the floor, landing on and shattering its cap. I arrived to see a mess of concentrated (2x the power!) detergent spreading viscously onto and soaking through a piece of indoor-outdoor carpet, the 'lake' already larger than the circle I could make with my arms if I stretched them out.
Oh.
A welcome juxtaposition: making a card using a watercolor-turned-mixed-media exploration from my time on Mohegan Island in August. Sweet!
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| birthday card 4 x 5.5"; watercolor, acrylic pen, and water-soluble pastels on canvas paper, mounted on card stock abstract 2018 [gift] |
8 comments:
A lake of powerful detergent! Ack!
An exploration in paint and more! YES!
Imagine, if you will, the infinitude of bubbles generated in the clean-up process, a process that took well over an hour when all was said and done!
I had fun 'cleaning up' this painting—accessorizing it simply with borders and framing it by mounting it on recycled brown paper cardstock.
A great birthday gift !
Thanks, Simone. For Meg's 40th : )
Your basement floor must be really clean! Lovely card and great gift! Nice to see you back!
I used a spatula to get the lion's share of the thick detergent lifted from the piece of indoor-outdoor carpet and into a bowl, rolled up the carpet and took it out to the driveway, and hosed it and hosed it and hosed it till it wasn't bubbling up too much. Driveway's clean! I lifted what I could from the cement basement floor and went on vacation. There's plenty of residue there but I think I'll just put the carpet back over that spot and call it a day.
Thanks for your feedback, Carol, and for welcoming me back : )
Yikes Dotty! Love the card!!
Thanks, Janet. It really ended up pleasing my eye after all was said and done.
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