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Plunging into book 3!

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Posted on Sunday, July 29th, 2012 2:33 pmSunday, July 29th, 2012 2:40 pm by MixyPosted in a page a dayTagged 26 July, book 3, collage, color, daily sketchbook project, dyed paper, magenta, memories, mixed media, My Mum's Birthday, sketchbook, yellow.

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upstatelisa says:

Sunday, July 29th, 2012 2:37 pm at 2:37 pm

gorgeous colors!!!

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1. ephemeralgecko says:
  
  Sunday, July 29th, 2012 2:40 pm at 2:40 pm
  
  thank you!
  
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Carly @ True Color says:

Sunday, July 29th, 2012 2:42 pm at 2:42 pm

LOVE!!

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1. ephemeralgecko says:
  
  Sunday, July 29th, 2012 2:55 pm at 2:55 pm
  
  😀 !!
  
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Obscured Dreamer says:

Sunday, July 29th, 2012 7:15 pm at 7:15 pm

Mesmerizing colors to say the very least…I look forward to what I know will be beautiful 🙂

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1. ephemeralgecko says:
  
  Sunday, July 29th, 2012 7:55 pm at 7:55 pm
  
  thanks so – such lovely words 🙂
  
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seascapesaus says:

Monday, July 30th, 2012 12:51 am at 12:51 am

Ouch! That’s hot!

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1. ephemeralgecko says:
  
  Monday, July 30th, 2012 12:57 pm at 12:57 pm
  
  hot stuff!! 😉
  
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clinock says:

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 10:22 am at 10:22 am

Fantastic start of the new book – you are amazing…

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1. ephemeralgecko says:
  
  Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 8:45 pm at 8:45 pm
  
  Aw, shucks!
  
  Great to see you back, btw, hope you have an artfully fruitful break from all this digital mayhem and madness! welcome home 🙂
  
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  1. clinock says:
    
    Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 8:11 am at 8:11 am
    
    Only back to make selected comments late at night – still involved intensely with daily workshop challenges so won’t be posting for awhile but like to keep in touch if only minimally …
    
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I began experimenting with paper dying a few years ago, and keep coming back to explore new ways of making these gorgeous patterns. My most fav paper to use is old book pages, I’m dying my way through some old dictionaries right now. There’s something about the contrast of wild vivid colors on rigid grids of text I find absolutely magical. ——————————————- At a guess I’d say I’ve got a couple of hundred of pages like these, and there’s more to come 😁 there’s a blog post coming soon- I’ll tell you all about my plans for these papers. #recycledpapers #inkandwater #dyedpaper #inkonpaper #allthecolors #patternsinpatterns #madebymixy

You know that thing, when a word keeps following you around. It keeps popping back up in your mind. Like it’s trying to weasel its way into your every thought and every action. ..……….......... yeh? Ive got this reminder propped up on my desk just in case the word escapes me. My February newsletter goes out tomorrow and I talk more about where this came from and where it’s leading me in there. Link in profile to signup if you want to hear the full tale! Meanwhile, what would you give yourself permission to do, to make, to be? #permission #permissiontobe #notetoself #artjournalreminder #textinart #woty2019 #wordoftheyear2019

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I’ve been playing about with this technique of dying paper for a long time now. I learn more every time. Dripping, splashing, dribbling, spraying ink and water onto all kinds of paper. Watching it wrinkle and the colors run together and merge. Exploring how colors react, and building up the layers, each one making new patterns in use in collage, art journals, printmaking backgrounds... possibilities are endless 😁 •~{ day 20 #21daysinmyartworld #favouritetechnique }~• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #paperdying #abstractpatterns #playingwithink #recycledpapers #madebymixy #inkandwater

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