June has been a great month for blog hops, and today I'm excited to be back to launch the wonderful new designs by Orly Avineri. I used
Orly's Sticks and Bones stencil to create this page in my journal. The page was inspired by something I overheard while in a restaurant recently.
I started by randomly painting my page with three different colours. Then, using Orly's stencil, I stenciled the skeleton using black paint and various elements from the stencil. To create the spine between the ribs and pelvis I simply isolated the spine part of the rib element. I off set the stencil slightly and over stencilled it with white paint. I like the suggestion of dimension that this overlay produced.
Using some rub on lettering I had in my stash, I added the main text, which was the comment I overheard a very anorexic looking young teenage girl saying to her mother..."Why is everyone always trying to get me to eat?"
To emphasize the word 'eat' I tore it out of magazine lettering.
I used a white pen to journal some thoughts about the sad statement the girl was making, and about healthy body image and the portrayal of young women in media.
Using some 'found objects' and more acrylic paint I made some marks to fill in some of the empty space and to sort of echo the general shape and feel of the spine.
We will have a giveaway on StencilGirl Talk.
All comments on the hop are eligible for the giveaway.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win.
Giveaway will close on Sunday, June 29th at 11:59PM Central Time.
PRIZE: 5 lucky winners will each get one of Orly's new releases.
Blog Hop Order
I'm excited to be participating in another fun, week long blog hop, featuring Mary Beth Shaw's inspiring book called Stencil Girl. My day isn't until Thursday, but I thought you might like to get in on the fun today. Start by going to StencilGirl Talk and then you can follow the links from there.
