USE IT UP...

USING UP...

the gold-flecked tissues that support

sheets of 23 carat gold leaf.

USING UP....

my acrylics from the palette. I mixed them in a cup

with some flow medium and

painted dozens of 

abstract 'leaf' forms to dry over night.

Then I flipped 'em over and

painted the reverse with pale acrylic washes

from the next-day's palette.

Here's a close-up of one:

They can be arranged as background collage elements

on paper or panel with gel medium. 

Remember: they're acrylic and won't run.

I usually make sure the side with the gold is facing

up to sparkle.

HMMMMM; let's play with these twigs.

I dropped the image into Illustrator and fiddled with

the colors, contrast and rotation four times.

Here's another variation:

And here's a pattern made from four....

and my hands are still clean!

And another looking like Tapa cloth:

Whee!