Monday, July 4, 2011

Being Creative: Ocean


I decided to have a go at a mosaic type project for Being Creative in June.
The theme was ocean and I collected various blue and white bits of paper from my scraps box and some leaflets that had come in the mail. I also found some lovely yellow papers so decided to do the sun in mosaic as well.
I used bits of string to make seagulls and some tiny alpha letters to spell out "I can see the sea".
I remember saying that a lot when I was younger when we were on car journeys heading towards our seaside destinations!



I'm not completely pleased with how this has turned out to be honest.
I actually did this way back in the first half of June and it has sat on the bookcase since then waiting for something else....I'm just not quite sure what.
I thought about adding some paint in places. I also think that maybe the sky is too flat compared to everything else which makes it look quite child-like.
If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear them :-)

You can learn more about the Being Creative project set up by Julia Crossland here.

6 comments:

  1. Hi Katie!

    Your mosaic is coming on great! Really like how you are incorporating mixed media into this piece too - and I always get drawn to wording in art. If you think it's unfinished, leave it a while and go back to it later. I do this with alot of my paintings and it seems that in time, an idea always presents itself for the best outcome.

    Much love
    Julia x

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  2. That's lovely! I like the simplicity of the seagulls :) I can imagine a little boat in the waves! xx

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  3. I love your mosaic! My boat would look lovely in your sea...

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  4. Thanks for your comments...I think I will have a go at a boat :-)

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  5. Looks great to me! It has it's own style!

    A boot wouldn't be bad though or a part of a whale :)

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  6. I love the simplicity of your multi-media mosaic Katie and the words too with your memories of childhood seaside visits! (The rebel in me would suggest a sharks fin...but I'm too much of a conformer to go ahead with it!!)
    Ali ;-)

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