Finnabair

Monday 7 October 2024

Mechanical Aquarium by Lori Woods

Hello creative friends! I recently found an old clock in a thrift store with amazing gears and pieces. I knew I wanted to make it into something special so when I got out my Finnabair Alarm Clock frame, an idea begin to form in my head. What a perfect base for a mechanical aquarium!

I created lots of texture on the metal frame using stencil, sand paste and art stones to create an aged effect. Mould elements combined with clock parts gave the frame a more mechanical style. I used metallic waxes to give a base colour and then impasto and liquid acrylic paints to add areas of detail.

I coloured mould pieces with Sparks paints and liquid acrylics to give my aquarium elements vibrant colours and then layered these with clock gears to create the underwater scene.

You can watch the whole process here:

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place or online store:

Friday 4 October 2024

Soul Whispers - Halloween project by Kasia Salmanowicz

Hello!

There's still a lot of time until the end of the month, and I'm coming up with a dark inspiration just in time for Halloween. Maybe you will be tempted and make a similar decoration? You can see the entire process of creating this project on the YouTube channel, and the list of products can be found below.

I glued one of the new Finnabair and 7 Dots Studio papers from the 'Stargazer' collection onto a circular base. I used Soft Matte Gel for this purpose. Then I glued a rice paper pattern onto the medallion painted with white gesso.

I started arranging the composition. I used a lot of different Finn moulds. The selection in the Mixed Media Place store is huge, so you will certainly find something for yourself.

I painted all the elements with black gesso and dried them thoroughly. Then I used two colours of metallic wax, which gave this project strength and character.