Artist Unknown |
Artist Unknown |
There are different ways you might approach the theme:
- fill your entire space with paper "tiles" (this may require some math)
- make a "tile" border around a central design
-feature one, or a few, decorative "tiles"
etc.
Participants may use any method to create 1 - 4 post card-sized art pieces 6" x 4+1/4" with post card postage (35-cents each). These will be exchanged with designated swap partners. (Slightly smaller-sized art is fine. If larger, please enclose 1st Class postage of 55-cents each.)
Your design may incorporate collage, drawing/sketching/
paintng, rubber stamping, photography, etc.
A Google search for "TILE ART" may be of interest. Or look at walls, floors, old tin ceilings, trivets around your home or place of work for some ideas.
What I did first (besides measuring and cutting out "tiles" from patterned scrap-booking papers) was to ink-distress the base/background paper, and its edges. Then I used ink pads to "scuff" the edges of each "tile" piece before gluing it into place with white glue. Finally, I put the glued post cards between waxed paper in a book, and weighed it down while they dried.
I suppose a thin layer of matte gel medium over the whole surface of each card after the glued pieces dry would help to keep them from peeling off.
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