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Art TRADER m a g a z i n e With altered art, the sky is the limit! The largest thing that I have personally altered is my car, followed by my bass guitar. After that, it goes into an innumerate amount of silverware, bottles, books, Scrabble tiles, and more! Altering is great fun, regardless of the size. Where do I find stuff to alter? My best advice is to always be on the lookout for things worth altering. I often find the best alterable stuff at yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores and other types of rummage sales. Our local library has a book sale of all the old books they no longer want and I always find a wonderful assortment of books to alter there. Thrift stores like Goodwill can be full of tins, boxes, bags, silverware, and game pieces to alter. Be ever vigilant and always on the lookout! But should I? One of the biggest challenges altered artists face is the hesitation factor—often I talk to artists who say, “Can I really rip the pages out of that book?” “Should I really paint over this nice old spoon?” And my answer is most definitely always “Yes!” Altered art is all about repurposing, revising, recreating and taking what exists and making it better (at least “better” in the artist’s perspective!) If you aren’t willing to destroy a few old books in the process, you’ll never be able to call yourself an altered artist! The only thing I suggest before beginning your altering process is to make sure that the object you are altering is neither incredibly valuable nor a family heirloom. Check to see if that book is a first edition before you alter it! This is why garage sale and thrift store finds are so useful to you. Otherwise—go for it! “Can I really rip the pages out of that book?” “Should I really paint over this nice old spoon?” And my answer is most definitely always “Yes!” -28-
Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Altered Rolling Pin: The Walk-Through After purchasing the wooden rolling pin for a cool two dollars at the yard sale, I took some time to think through how I might alter this for my Secret Santa partner. I decided on an Asian altered “Art Queen” theme with bright reds, combining two of her favorite themes. 1) I started by sanding the wood on the rolling pin slightly. Sanded wood takes glue, paper, and paint much better than non-sanded. I always sand any wooden or plastic surface I will alter—Scrabble tiles, Dominos, and so forth. 2) Next, I coated the rolling pin with Asian papers of various types. To coat it, I used a collage recipe I created myself: 1/3 part water, 1/3 part Tacky Glue, and 1/3 part Modge Podge. This gets rid of the too-sticky nature of Modge Podge and is a bit more economical. 3) I used a combination of acrylics and glazes to paint the rolling pin papers. I also added some watered down acrylics to the handle to give it a bit of a red glow. 4) After that, I began layering collage and hand-painted elements on the rolling pin. I added the Asian woman, a crown, the hand-lettering, and more and more layers of papers. I added Distress Inks as necessary to keep with the red and orange color scheme. 5) Finally, I added outlines in ink and painted on lovely plum blossoms to finish the piece. -29- 5 1 2 3 4
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Altered Rolling Pin: The Walk-Through<br />
After purchasing the wooden rolling pin for a cool two dollars at the yard<br />
sale, I took some time to think through how I might alter this for my Secret<br />
Santa partner. I decided on an Asian altered “Art Queen” theme with bright<br />
reds, combining two of her favorite themes.<br />
1) I started by sanding the wood on the rolling pin slightly. Sanded wood<br />
takes glue, paper, and paint much better than non-sanded. I always sand<br />
any wooden or plastic surface I will alter—Scrabble tiles, Dominos, and<br />
so forth.<br />
2) Next, I coated the rolling pin with Asian papers of various types. To<br />
coat it, I used a collage recipe I created myself: 1/3 part water, 1/3 part<br />
Tacky Glue, and 1/3 part Modge Podge. This gets rid of the too-sticky<br />
nature of Modge Podge and is a bit more economical.<br />
3) I used a combination of acrylics and glazes to paint the rolling pin<br />
papers. I also added some watered down acrylics to the handle to give it<br />
a bit of a red glow.<br />
4) After that, I began layering collage and hand-painted elements on the<br />
rolling pin. I added the Asian woman, a crown, the hand-lettering, and<br />
more and more layers of papers. I added Distress Inks as necessary to<br />
keep with the red and orange color scheme.<br />
5) Finally, I added outlines in ink and painted on lovely plum blossoms to<br />
finish the piece.<br />
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