The challenge was PHOTO TRANSFER and we were given various methods to use from four artists plus we got a link to an article from "Cloth Paper Scissors" magazine about lots of other methods. I chose a method based on what I had to hand - an inkjet printer, normal copy paper and gel medium. EXCEPT that I forgot to re-read the instructions before I started.
The consequence of this was that I left the print on the page for a bit too long and had trouble getting the paper off. I started with a photo taken in Tasmania in 2011 which I thought had potential as one I could extend onto the page. The procedure is to put gel medium on the page where the photo is to go, place the photo face down, burnish the back and peel off after a minute. Well I peeled off after about 3-4 minutes with lots of white paper, but it did rub off especially when I used a baby wipe. I just had to be gentle about it!
The original photo is on the left and on the right is what I got after the transfer. Not too bad, but with a couple of holes in the middle.
I find that the gel medium acts as a resist to such things as coloured pencils and markers, so decided to use my chalk pastels. They have a nice range of green and brown colours which I needed and I quite like the hands-on experience of rubbing colour into the page.
The art work is a bit amateurish, but I enjoyed the process and am learning along the way - and that is the reason that I joined the Documented Life Project in the first place.
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