A New One On Me

I have never really done mixed media, so when I had a chance to do a small mixed media swap..... I thought what the heck. So, I read the instructions for this small mixed media swap and gathered my things. We were to make 2 mixed media pieces the same....and only do the base....so no coloring...no decorating...nothing just the base of the piece. I chose to do (2) 5x7 canvases and got to work with my gesso and modeling paste. This is what I came up with: 

I made 2 of the above and sent one to my partner. She made the one below and sent to me: So, now we both have 1 each of each others bases. We were to get busy and decorate however we saw fit and interpreted them. 

This is how I finished her base..... I saw a 'flag' right away and went off that adding vintage items.

This is how I finished my base piece I sent to her. I used the keys for flower stems and added some stems from the artificial flowers in the center of the keys. Ink.....washes.....splattering....and finished. 

It was a different thing for me to do, as I never really have done much with mixed media, but, hey, I think I could jump more in to this. We shall see....... stay tuned and check back often.