Is it Art O'clock yet?

I mentioned I'd been rearranging rooms

recently...and realised I no longer had a

clock in my Art room....

so  I made one :D

I took this old canvas I'd "borrowed" bits from...

and gave it a thick coating of gesso, 

scraping some extra texture as I went along.

 Been dying to try some "weak washes"...

 letting each layer dry*not my strong point lol*

 before adding another...

til I got this yummy crusty finish :D

I love the way Brenda Brown uses metal on her projects

*see her amazing projects at Bumblebees and Butterflies*

so I made myself a metal embellie by embossing an

old Tomato puree tube and cutting a piece out.

 Keeping to faded colour tones I collected some papers

to layer (distressing as I went along)...

 attaching everything with matt medium and tape.

 Really pleased with the final "grunginess" of the canvas

 and the depth created by the different washes.

I also used pencil around the edges of the individual elements

to add definition.

Now to position the "clock" mechanism.

 Once I decided where, I stamped a clock face onto

 tissue paper and glued it down with matt medium.

 I also added glazing medium to the clock face for

extra protection.

over all I am very pleased with my new

"Arty O'Clock"

Enjoy :D XXX

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