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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Taking Time Out...

My sitting room clock had a reeeeeeeeally boring frame...so I made a new one :D

I have had this clock for a good few years now... I like it because I can change the face with the seasons, but it had a really naff thin miserly plastic frame, which broke. So I was left with the frameless clock, but it still works ...

So I decided to decorate a canvas and attach the clock to it. I took the clock apart so I could use the back board as a template...

but decided it would be better to stick the board straight onto the canvas to strengthen it when I have to cut the hole for the clock spindle to pass through.

I selected a long thin canvas because the clock sits between 2 windows on a narrow wall space.

I added the words "tick tock" and the numbers 1 to 9 with chip board to give some texture.

Then stared adding layers of paint using my own stencils

and then I saw this figure...sitting on the mossy wall...

holding the infant, taking time out to tell a story to the babe...

paying no heed to the passing of time.

Was determined to show you the depth of colour used, so stood on a chair to take this pic lol

And now a few close ups.

The sun decided to come out today, so I couldn't get a pic of the clock in situe(between 2 sunny windows), but hubby likes it so I'm happy.

*is feeling the need to decorate the whole house now* :D

Enjoy :D XXX