Photoshop, Camera Raw
Today, I have been experimenting with my Epsom scanner, Photoshop and Camera Raw. I cut some roses from my garden this morning, scanned them in and played with the filters in Camera Raw. The entire day has been set aside for being playful and creative. I have needed this very badly – self care. The windows are open, and a soft cool rain-filled breeze clears away the residue of civilization which has worried my mind to distraction.
Of course I am listening to my latest Audiobook, Carl Jung’s, The Red Book. Unfortunately, the artwork does not come with an audiobook. The girl just can’t help it, I love to understand as much as I can about the psyche. I blame it on my Pluto in the eight house… Thus my intense interest in shadow work.
I also experimented with my gelli plate this morning. I like to use Hahnemuhle Rice paper or Mulberry paper. These papers are great to use in collage artwork. If you want a defined edge a pair of sharp scissors or an exacto blade works pretty good. I tried to use a Silhouette cutting machine, but it tends to bunch up the delicate rice paper and stick to the sticky cutting pad. Wetting the paper around the image and carefully pulling apart the fibers works quite nicely and will give you a feathery softer edge. These papers take acrylic paint, ink, pencil and pen quite agreeably and can be transparent to any surface images beneath it as well.
You are the artist of your own life, don’t hand over the paintbrush to anyone else. The garden is a sanctuary for the soul, a place of refuge and renewal amidst the chaos of the world. I am an artist and gardener. What is your super power?
Photoshop collage
Sacred Spiral Design 