Over the past month or so I have been experimenting yet
again. It is a never ending quest.
This time the experiments were with a collage technique to
create more “relief” works based on the patterns on shore platforms that I have
observed while walking.
Cutting the patterns out was something to relax with while
listening to an audio book in the evenings.
Gluing the layers together was however a bit more tricky. I
tried to paint glue onto the backs of the cut outs with a fine paint brush but
apart from getting sticky fingers I found that the glue dried long before I was
finished so that adhesion was not ideal. After that I used a model makers
technique which one of my sons passed on to me some time ago. It involved
mixing equal quantities of PVA glue and water and then quickly applying the mix
as a wash to the surface of the backing sheet, sticking on the cut out and
applying more wash then cleaning everything off before putting the piece face
down on a glass bench with hefty books on top to weigh it down until dry. The
PVA dries transparent and invisible – amazing.
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