Recently, I fell upon a Pinterest pin about hammering flowers. It is a technique I'm familiar with but never took the time to explore. I decided to try my hand at it!
My son and daughter in-law gave me a beautiful begonia plant for Mother's Day and its gorgeous brilliant red flowers was a perfect choice for this "experiment!"
My son and daughter in-law gave me a beautiful begonia plant for Mother's Day and its gorgeous brilliant red flowers was a perfect choice for this "experiment!"
There are several articles about hammered (pounded) flowers and I've linked one HERE (Partieswithacause.com). There are no special supplies needed for this project!
To my surprise, my brilliant red flowers turned a greyish purple blob when pounded! The flowers were quite wet and pulpy when I was finished pounding, and I literally needed to allow the paper to dry before proceeding. The leaf was just an outline but was a nice green color. I was surprised I didn't get more detail, but since I was totally experimenting, I kept going.
I love doodling and turning blobs into a meaningful visual picture, however, I felt this particular project was a different kind of challenge for me. I kept at it and "walked away" when the negative voice in my head got too loud! I actually pounded a second leaf to better fill in the space during the doodling process.
The piece was nearly finished and rather than add splatters as I often do with watercolor, I literally pounded additional flowers directly onto wax paper and pressed the wax paper over the piece to allow any wet areas to randomly add color! (Refer to the original pounding above to see the difference.)
I love doodling and turning blobs into a meaningful visual picture, however, I felt this particular project was a different kind of challenge for me. I kept at it and "walked away" when the negative voice in my head got too loud! I actually pounded a second leaf to better fill in the space during the doodling process.
The piece was nearly finished and rather than add splatters as I often do with watercolor, I literally pounded additional flowers directly onto wax paper and pressed the wax paper over the piece to allow any wet areas to randomly add color! (Refer to the original pounding above to see the difference.)
Another artist I follow (stalk) is Catherine Cote (CreationsbyCeeCee) for her amazing watercolor and doodle talents. She is also one to add gold paint and white gel pen to many of her pieces, which I promptly did as well! I actually pounded a second leaf to better fill in the space during the doodling process.
The finished piece is only 5x5 but I took it to my favorite framer (Hobby Lobby in Liverpool) and am thrilled with the frame and matting. The hard part is waiting for it to be ready!
Hope you give this project a try, especially if you're looking for a new creative challenge!
Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO
LYN
The finished piece is only 5x5 but I took it to my favorite framer (Hobby Lobby in Liverpool) and am thrilled with the frame and matting. The hard part is waiting for it to be ready!
Hope you give this project a try, especially if you're looking for a new creative challenge!
Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO
LYN
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