Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

It is wonderful fun to create these “Artissima Lumens“

These (plastic!)  light switch plates become tiny canvasses, ready for adornment (including the tiny metal screws).

Each one is carefully sanded, primed and base painted with waterborne paint.

The surface is then ‘textured” with semi-transparent, waterborne glaze.

The glaze is manipulated over the dry,  base painted surface with tools such as sponges, rags and specialty brushes.

Because the glaze is semi-sheer, the base paint shows through, but as an altered hue, with added depth and complexity.

When dry, the glaze treatment provides an evocative  surface to paint, stencil, stamp and further embellish on.

Next, pattern, imagery more texture and color are added, often with stencils artfully arranged.

Finally, the whole surface is varnished, sealed with a clear coat of acrylic (again, waterborne), to add sheen and durability.

Some kind of wonderful experience…this process, and the satisfaction in creating “Artissima Lumens“!