collage, oil, graphite, gesso on
300lb hot press wc paper
22" x 30"
Palimpsest is an old concept of recycling. It was used when parchment was too expensive to throw away and writers would sand the skins down and re use them. Some of the old writing appeared as ghost images. This was our assignment a few weeks back in my Creative Drawing class and I love it. I intend to do it again and am considering doing a tutorial on it. Any interest?
I'm using copies of all my drawings up to this point in my class and layered them and hid them and layered, scrubbed and scrapped at the surface. It was wonderful to have an excuse to use paper that cost 10US. The paper feels like a slab rather than a sheet!
4 comments:
A tutorial sounds like a good idea!
I often rip up proofs etc for collage.
I'd love a tutorial. What a great way to use up projects that didn't work out!--Carol C.
OK sounds like you two would like to see one. I'll work on it when school lets out in Dec and Jan.
Yes please, I'd love a tutorial too, Lindsay. I love the concept of ghosts of other work.
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