That Moment

Subtitle: It Feels Like Magic

Sometimes joy looks like that moment when you notice your wire vine has leaves that are like tiny saucers. 

I took my wire vine to the sink to water....and I also gave it a little shower. I was absolutely smitten with the way the water pooled up on the concave leaves. 

And joy sometimes feels like that moment when watering my plant led to an idea that will end up becoming one of the repeated themes in my Playful Pages art journal.

I love Rebecca Chapman's use of black and white transparent tissue photos in her work....but I was struggling with the prints I made from my photos. 

I love the simple lines and round leaves of the a wire vine...so why not copy them like I did the ferns a few days ago! I already had some pressed....so off to the printer I went.

I placed some of the pressed vines on the printer bed....fed my taped tissue through the paper feed...and printed in black and white.

I love the result...other than the positioning over the tape. 

I found more vines I had hiding in books and made 3 or 4 prints to cut up and use throughout the journal. I started by adding to the cover. It was either going to work...or not. 

I added swatches of the tissue prints using matt medium. I put down a thin layer of medium and placed the tissue with the printed side DOWN so the ink would run. I carefully smoothed it out and topped it off with another layer of medium. The medium makes the edges of the tissue nearly disappear. I cut the pieces smaller than the cover on purpose.....then using a black pen I extended the lines of the vines so they would go of the edges of the covers. I also added a few more leaves here and there. The vines were just the focal point! It worked! 

I'm going to enjoy all the moments I incorporate the

wire vine prints into my little Playful Pages journal. 

It feels like magic!