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Featured Artist: Kelly Parsons
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Introduction
My name is Kelly Parsons. I live in Victoria, BC, where I love to
hang out at ARTchix Studio as often as they’ll have me! I live with two
adorable cats, Hazel and Griffy. I became a grandmother last October and
my grandson Nicholas is the newest love of my life.
I have always
enjoyed spending time making and creating. I drew, cut and crayoned my
way through childhood and learned to sew and knit from my Mom. I have
always had and needed some sort of creative self-expression, which runs
the gamut from playing the Irish harp and writing poetry, through to
what I now love to do—collage, ATCs, altered books, etc.
I’m happy with
my life and it’s a delight to share my art with other ARTchix and ARTchux. |
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Kelly's Top 5
ARTchix Products
1. A Stamp In Time Collage
and Transparency
2. Velvet Leaves, especially
Crimson
3. In My Closet
Transparency Sheet
4. Italian
Watercolor Artist Trading Card Blanks
5. Red Hot Collage Sheet
Kelly's Website
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Artwork #1: Collage |
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Title Asian Beeswax Collage
ARTchix Products
Gentle Geishas Collage Sheet
It's In The Mail Collage Sheet |
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Instructions
1. Using a 5”x5” mat board and
Golden Matte Medium, create a collage using torn pieces of specialty
papers, including Asian, tissue, rice papers, etc. Let dry.
2. Melt beeswax in a heating unit. When wax is melted, spread a thin
layer over collage using a paintbrush. Continue to build up layers of
beeswax until desired coverage is achieved (not too much). Use a
quilting iron to smooth out beeswax as desired. Allow beeswax to harden.
3. Rub beeswax with various metallic pigment powders, according to the
color of the collage papers used.
4. Cut out geisha image, and postal label, trimming closely. Paint both
with Paper Plus Tea Dye Varnish. Crumple postal label and rub with Tea
Dye Distress Ink Glue images to collage using UHU glue stick.
5. Using a Lark’s Head knot, tie a generous length of 5/8” bias cut silk
ribbon onto a tortoise ring. Slip an Asian coin onto each strand of
ribbon, positioning them at the top left and right corners of collage.
When correct hanging position is determined, apply Diamond Glaze to
underside of coins. Hold coin tightly against collage surface for
several seconds, until adhesive has taken hold.
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Artwork #2: Collages |
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Title
Three Red & Gold Collages
ARTchix Products
Fabulous Flappers collage sheet
In My Closet transparency sheet
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Instructions
1. Using three 5 1/2”x 7 1/2” smooth surface watercolor paper, draw
sections of collage with a stylus, slightly varying each collage.
2. Paint each section with Golden Fluid Acrylics. While paint is wet,
use various techniques in each section; lightly rub off paint just
before drying; sponge stamp into wet paint; paint using dry brush
technique. Let dry.
3. Rubber stamp sun image and gears image. When dry, paint sun with
metallic Fluid Acrylics.
4. Cut out three large images of women from Fabulous Flappers
collage sheet, trimming closely. Paint images with Paper Plus Tea Dye
Varnish. Let dry. Glue images to collages using UHU glue stick.
5. Cut out gears from In My Closet transparency sheet, trimming closely.
Glue a gear over one eye of each of the three women using UHU glue
stick.
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Artwork #3: Artist Trading Cards |
Card 1 |
Card 2 |
Title Four Artist Trading Cards
ARTchix Products
Italian Watercolor Artist Trading Cards
German Silver Archways
German Gold Archways
Door to Door collage sheet
Glamour Girls collage sheet
Classic Nudes collage sheet
Amazing Archways collage sheet
Sisters and Friends collage sheet
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Card 3 |
Card 4 |
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Instructions
Card #1
1. Spray an Italian Watercolor Artist Trading Card #x997 with rust ink,
covering completed with ink. Let dry.
2. Cut out a German Silver Archway #g871 and trim sides and top,
following circular arch at the top. Paint archway with dark pink acrylic
paint, rubbing off most of paint before completely dry, so that paint
remains in the “ditches.”
3. Cut out a Door to Door #e134 collage image and trim to fit behind
archway. Cut out, trimming closely, a Glamour Girls collage image #m106.
4. Using a UHU glue stick, adhere the images, with the archway on last,
to the prepared card.
5. Thread a length of pink hand dyed ribbon through two loopy brads.
Punch holes and attach loopy brads at top of card, arranging ribbon to
fit. Trim ribbon on an angle on both ends to desired length.
Card #2
1. Spray an Italian Watercolor Artist Trading Card #x997 with willow
ink, covering completed with ink. Let dry.
2. Cut out a German Gold Archway #g870 and trim sides and top, following
circular arch at the top. Paint archway with pale pink acrylic paint,
rubbing off most of paint before completely dry, so that paint remains
in the “ditches.”
3. Cut out a Door to Door #e134 collage image and trim to fit behind
archway. Cut out, trimming closely, a Classic Nudes collage image #m104.
4. Using a UHU glue stick, adhere the images, with the archway on last,
to the prepared card.
5. Thread a length of pale pink hand dyed ribbon through two loopy
brads. Punch holes and attach loopy brads at top of card, arranging
ribbon to fit. Trim ribbon on an angle on both ends to desired length.
Card #3
1. Cut an ATC size card from 7 Gypsies “Louvre” paper.
2. Cut out a German Silver Archways #g871 and trim sides and top,
following circular arch at the top. Paint archway with a creamy beige
acrylic paint, rubbing off most of paint before completely dry, so that
paint remains in the “ditches.”
3. Cut out a Door to Door #E134 collage image and trim to fit behind
archway. Cut out, trimming closely, a Classic Nudes #M104 collage image.
4. Using a UHU glue stick, adhere the images, with the archway on last,
to the prepared card.
5. Thread a length of rust hand dyed ribbon through two loopy brads.
Punch holes and attach loopy brads at top of card, arranging ribbon to
fit. Trim ribbon on an angle on both ends to desired length.
Card #4
1. Cut an ATC size card from Basic Grey Motifica “Jade Pattern”
paper.
2. Cut out a German Trim Gold Archways #G870 and trim sides and top,
following circular arch at the top. Paint archway with a lavender
acrylic paint, rubbing off most of paint before completely dry, so that
paint remains in the “ditches.”
3. Cut out an Amazing Archways #E130 collage image and trim to fit
behind archway. Cut out, trimming closely, a Sisters and Friends #C213
collage image.
4. Using a UHU glue stick, adhere the images, with the archway on last,
to the prepared card.
5. Thread a length of lavender and pink hand dyed ribbon through two
loopy brads. Punch holes and attach loopy brads at top of card,
arranging ribbon to fit. Trim ribbon on an angle on both ends to desired
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