I am all the time on the seek for an uncommon substrate to create with and while on vacation this summer time I got here throughout a fan in a charity store. It was a bit damaged at one finish and so they solely wished £1.50 for it. When this Alison Bomber subject got here up, it felt like the proper pairing. One thing with which means and magnificence to accompany Alison’s lovely artistry.
We’re within the throes of all the pieces autumnal. I am a sucker for a pumpkin spice latte and choc chip pumpkin loaf. So my ideas naturally went to extra autumnal colors that additionally tied in with the stamp units that I selected.
This unique fan had script on one aspect and a tree with blossom on the opposite. I used to be intrigued what the phrases meant. ‘and make a morning’ was a far as I might uncover. The torn edges meant I felt okay to take it aside. If solely I knew what a problem this could be!
I had a some rice paper left over from some gel plate printing. Its partial translucency and delicacy felt like precisely the suitable substrate to make use of for the fan. I began by tracing the define of the fan so I might create the suitable form. You should unfold it out and press gently to get the right form.
Utilizing the smaller floral photographs with the larger ones meant I might get sufficient selection within the stamping.
Now I wanted so as to add color and substance to provide sufficient weight to the idea for the fan.
This is the place just a little organisation comes into it is personal. What I ought to have executed was to measure the gaps between the spokes earlier than I eliminated the unique paper- or traced the gaps or executed some maths. As an alternative I winged it which did work however not as exactly as I might have appreciated. It is actually vital that you simply discover a method of securing the spoke’s place earlier than eradicating from the bottom. I discovered that sticky tape labored completely.
Now you have to adhere them collectively. I used PVA with a sponge applicator though I will come to explaining why subsequent time I might select otherwise, later.
Numerous our artistic hobbies have instruments, and this seam curler that I exploit in stitching got here in useful right here to assist unfold the glue effectively on every spoke. It additionally helped get just a little stress between the spokes to connect the 2 rice paper shapes collectively. Nevertheless, it did present just a little erratically as soon as dried and I might suggest that you probably have a sprig adhesive, this could give a extra even and fewer apparent end result.
The fan appeared to want extra. I got here up with the thought of partially including color to the spokes- and hoping that the opening and shutting would not rub it off. I marked the place to cease portray alongside every spoke utilizing washi tape.
Now got here one other difficult part- closing it up and getting the folds into place. When you watch the reel on Instagram, you possibly can see how I did it, however as soon as you’ve got received it folded collectively, you do must make the folds just a little crisper by pinching them together with your thumb and forefinger so the top end result seems to be higher.
It did appear to be a correct fan!
I might have appreciated to have added an outer stripe. I considered folded over washi tape however questioned if it might make the folds too cumbersome. Some lighter paper could be fab that was much less clear however not too thick. It might make the glue exhibiting by much less of a problem too.
I might have appreciated to make a distinct fan – one which remained folded out, including home windows and precise dimensional parts. It might make a extremely attention-grabbing house decor piece. I wished so as to add some stamped linen buttons and a tassel but it surely appeared full because it was, so I left it.
This may make a enjoyable venture to do with buddies and possibly we must always convey again the artwork of understanding one another’s emotions by how folks have been holding or shifting their followers!