I was inspired this week by the falling leaves here in Northern Michigan and the pouncing tiger stencil from Stencil1.
I sprayed SethApter Izink sprays in (Sunflower, Honey, Wild Rose, Pomegranate, and Licorice) onto a silicone mat and pressed a hexagon-shaped Gelliarts gel plate into the ink and then onto vintage ledger pages.
I next used gray gesso and painted both pages in a Stillman and Birns journal. Some black gesso was mixed into the bottom of the pages for variety. After cutting out the dried hexagons, I arranged them on the pages and used some coordinating colored washi tapes in a few spots. I next placed the Tiger Stencil on the left page and using Hard Molding Paste mixed with black gesso and some charcoal powder I spread through using a palette knife. This gave the tiger a nice raised texture.
I used the Small Asian Mum stencil and first stenciled Archival Coffee Ink using a sponge applicator. After setting with a heat tool I replaced the stencil slightly off from the original placement so the ink could make a shadow effect. Next, three different chalk pastes from ReDesign were used (Roy croft Rose, Sand, and Chalky White and with a silicone paintbrush applied through the stencil to give an ombré look.
I added some stitched marks around the edges of the hexagons with a brown Stabilio pencil and then stamped using antique Asian woodblock characters in Distressed Oxide Inks (Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick) onto the collaged hex’s for some added interest.
Vintage Calligraphy in Rice Paper and a typewritten statement of “Crouching Tiger Falling Leaves” was glued at the top of the right page with some Baked Texture embossing powder from SethApter in Eclipse Edged the papers. Splatters in Paper Artsy Cherry Blossom added some contrast against the gray and some distressed black ink edges all the pages.
This is another journal art piece by Tracy Hickman, @anonymous.palette on Instagram.
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