Bleeding Art October Challenge Blingy Skulls

Monday, 15 October 2018

Bleeding Art October Challenge Blingy Skulls

Hi all

we have a new mixed media challenge starting up in October. It is a bit different to other mixed media challenges as we want to see your Canvases, Shrines, assemblages, anything free standing, anything that can be hung on the wall or that uses recycled items. I am sure you creative lot will have other ideas to share too.

Here is my first project for the October challenge and yes like a giddy child i have jumped straight into Halloween with these mixed media skulls.

I tried three different types of medium on each skull. This one is texture crackle paste and it dries like cracked stone so very lovely. I then painted it and covered it in as many gems as i could. I thought blinging up one side looked more edgy, well i saw this on Pinterest and had a go but it looks nothing like the original idea.

Skull number two was covered in cheesecloth you know that stuff 19th century mediums liked to regurgitate and pretend were ghosts. Anyway stuck to a skull and painted over with acrylic paint gives the project a nice texture.

I added a few beads first but it look bland so i added micro beads using heavy gel medium, It needed something else so i added a pile more pearl beads down the front to give it a full bling look. I added flowers to the other eye socket, i think it looks less creepy without a gaping hole for an eye but that is just me.

Skull number three was covered in texture sand paste which when dries looks like a stone surface. I painted it orange and then added bling to a chip board spider.