Crafty Crusaders: naomi Cox

Sunday, 15 February 2015

No more white plates...

So I have been a long time lover of Porcelaine 150 paint.. It is the perfect lazy sunday afternoon activity with the kids, birthday party activity or last minute christmas present.

The Porcelaines 150 come in pots or in pens... personally I love the pens because you can pump the nozzle onto a transparency and then dip a paintbrush in the puddle and paint and you still have the luxury of writing with the nib... win win in my books

Step 1

Today I opened my cupboard and sighed 'Ahhhhhhh so many blank canvases what to draw on!'
in my case a very boring white platter and a selection of Pebeos Porcelaines150

Step 2

I love to experiment with what I have in my stash and I love it when tools become multifunctional.. like - Stamps.

So I pumped a little bit of paint from the pen onto a transparency and the quickly rubbed the stamp into the puddle

and then I stamped the image onto the platter.... it transferred beautifully and remember you can always touch it up with the pen if some areas are a little faint.

******please note this is experimental - and the porcelains are deceivingly quick drying so immediately clean the stamp with a stamp cleaner

Step 3.... the fun starts!!!

I love watercolours and the movement and consistency of them so on that transparency sheet I poured a little of the Diluant Thinner and mixed in a tiny amounts of paint..

The Diluant makes the paint slip along the surface of the plate beautifully and you can tilt it and manipulate the direction it runs... remember we are not after a perfect plate with neat painting... we want to achieve a loose water colour feel to the plate.

Continue to add colours. remember to let them air dry a little she adding different colours... I kid you not it is about a 40 second drying time in summer!

As a final detail to make your bird pop add little white highlights in his eyes.... he instantly doesn't look flat anymore...

Step 4..... experimenting continues.

We can use masks as well!!!!

you will need to decant a little paint onto the transparency and then use a foam pad, hold the stencil in place and dab the colour on..

remember to clean the stencil asap!

Step 5 - it is complete

Time to bake it as per the directions...

So I hope a whole world of inspiration opened up with using these amazing products ...

May your world become suddenly Porcelaine Colourful...

cheers naomi x

PS and just in case you thought I was joking about painting everything.... hmmmmm nope the kids are enjoying waking up to see what has been painted overnight.

Friday, 16 January 2015

Meet Naomi Cox......

Meet Naomi Cox.

Hey you

I am so excited to be a part of the Crafty crusaders and can not believe I am amongst such an amazing clan of creative types considering I am a stay at home mum to three of my greatest masterpieces in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

For as long as I can remember I have painted and drawn and created my own little characters and adventures and journaled day to day life in a format that resembled what I now know as Scrapbooking. As a self taught artist I dabble and learn through experiments and accidents and love to share my successes and my failures on the art front...I believe it is all part of the process, and each time you will learn a little bit more about yourself in the process.

I don't have a favourite medium or style I love it all.... You think I am kidding but seriously I am not As a 'Jill of all trades and master of none' I have a whole studio filled with loved tools and half finished projects...I paint in watercolours, oils and acrylics. I draw in pencil, biro and ink. I make cards, scrapbook and do mixed media. I can make jewellery, bead and sew knit and am learning to crochet....I am pretty sure if there is a hobby out there I have given it a red hot crack

So here is a little glimpse of what I do when I am not being a mum.....

Twisted fairytales Collection

Acrylic/mixed media on Canson Art board