Carnaval

I've had some time to work with the techniques I learned at the ConvenZioNE workshops. I made some collaged wooden mirrors - two each of different patterns and colors. My inspiration was the La Louviere Carnaval guys. This is a festival in Brussels, Begium that happens a few times a year. The first image I found several years ago while surfing the net. I love the plumage and stoic faces on these guys. It would be fun to go to Brussels to see this event.

I first used the self-colored/painted papers and some vintage papers and other scraps around the border of the mirror. These are nice 12x12 wooden mirrors sold at IKEA. I think they were pretty reasonably priced.

Here is the first layer - just the papers glued onto the wooden frame. (The Carnaval guy is glued to a heavy stock - matting to be exact - and set on the piece just to check placement, colors, etc. He'll be set aside to add to the piece later, after the beeswax layer is in place because I don't want to cover up the detail on him with the wax).

I added more painted circles and added some colored pencil marks.

Then, a coat of beeswax, painting the edges and adding the Carnaval and button embellishments after the wax cooled.

Here are all four, side by side: