We are proud to present another inspiring post from artist Tracy Hickman aka @anonymous.palette on Instagram.
“The numbers kept rising and so did the drama” I collaged vintage ledger paper columns onto altered book pages with a glue stick. The pattern of the papers lent themselves beautifully to the Stencil1 Thatched Texture stencil which I stamped through using archival black ink so it didn’t smudge. I wanted to see hints of this but wanted it to be more in the background for the layers that followed so I used pastel and a combination of clear and white gesso to color but still provide some transparency.
Black Archival ink through Stencil1 small Moroccan stencil was the next layer. Molding paste through Stencil1 Bubbles Up stencil followed and I painted around the bubbles with PaperArtsy Infusions in color, Rusty Car to highlight. Some stamps from SethApter were used around the edges and on collage elements (#3180-LG Mark Makers and Tracks) in both coffee Archival Ink and Baked Texture Embossing Powders (White Cloud, Taos Sunset, Dusk, Blizzard, and Eclipse). A final Stencil1 stencil finished off the left side by embossing White Cloud Baked Texture through The Small Chevron Stencil leading your eye to a vintage typewritten quote. Collage embossed numbers abided a vertical element and were attached with small white brads.
To see more of Tracy’s work, check out her Instagram account at @anonymous.palette.
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