31 January 2011

dry embossing

 have always loved the look of embossed letters and thought I would give it a try on a new piece. This is the beginning. . . .


The passage will be 'Be still and know that I AM God". I am really excited with I AM but am not sure how to include the rest of the phrase. Maybe I will place the entire quote below and leave the I AM as the focal point of the piece. I am inspired by Jane Farr's piece as seen here. But maybe I can repeat the quote in a soft muted color all around the I AM.

This is the template of the letters used to emboss. I used the backing of a paper pad to cut out the letters. The letters were then pressed into Arches textwove paper. I tried several papers and the textwove gave the best results by far.

3 comments:

  1. Love, love, LOVE IT! Your lettering and designs always inspire Jo! Textwove is great as is Rives BFK.

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  2. I have not worked with Rives BFK, but will have to try it. Thanks for the encouragement Jane!

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  3. It's gorgeous Jo - you managed the A's counter cut out very well! I also love the Arches - it has so much give (we call it Arches Velin over here - weird huh?). The lettering is both strong and elegant and will give a fine focus to your finished piece. Enjoy!

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