The Mod-art International Program at Shanghai University is a collaboration between Shanghai University and Paris International Institute of Fashion and Arts. Over 10% of the students enrolled here are international students and Shanghai University takes great efforts to provide a safe, globalized and harmonious campus using French Teaching methods and a westernized education style in modern, active Shanghai. Classes are all taught in French. The two majors offered are Luxury Design and Management and Fashion Design.
Yes, it's been awhile since I shared anything, sorry about that! Lately I have been working on a lot of things, though, so I wanted to share a few of them:
The first two are 5x5 deep edge canvases. These are Finnabair-style...basically I covered with Luminarte Silks, then used super heavy gloss gel through a stencil for the background. I then started layering metal items. I finished by using some more Silks on the top.
Purple canvas - Stencil by Christy Tomlinson, Roman Numerals by Prima, Ivy charm by Vintaj, assorted metal pieces (the swirl is actually a Christmas ornament hanger)
And I'm really proud of this last one. It's a 4x4 cheap canvas, and it's not based on anyone else's particular style, it just sort of came together for me.
2) Cut up pieces of cheesecloth and burlap and use Heidi Swapp Color Spray in Olive and Teal to color them.
4) Randomly place letter die cuts (from Tim's Typewriter Sizzix die) and use gel medium to keep in place.
7) Cut a piece of drawer liner (the grid-like piece in the background) and adhere with Super Heavy Gel Medium. Then cover with Silks.
7) For the heart: I used some sort of overnight air dry clay, but I am sure paperclay would work fine too. I made the heart shape, then pressed a Sizzix embossing folder over it, gently but firmly, to give it a pattern. I had no idea if that would work, but turns out it worked wonderfully! After it was dry, I painted with Silks.
8) The wings and the wood cog are from SACrafters on Zibbet. I just made a big order from there, and I love all of the pieces I got! (The metal cog is Tim Holtz)
I think I may go back in a few places on these and add some Rock Candy Crackle Paint (like the wings above). Mine was all dried up :(
Hope you enjoyed! I really, really like how these all turned out and I am getting quite the collection of little art pieces now.
These are really great!.... Not sure that the bottom one needs anything else but I really do love Rock Candy Crackle.^^ I need to use it on more things...lol I have been working on a lot of things too and my blog has been with out a post for many months.
I saw your work on pintrest. I love it! Great job! Thanks for posting how yo did it. They are all very cool!
LOVE these canvases. The luminarte silks rock, don't they!! Love all the bits and pieces and the color combinations are awesome!