The Art of Paper
DECOUPAGE... an ancient art form that has been around for ions. The Russians did it, the French did it, the Japanese & Italians were amazing decoupage artisans too. Marie Antionette and those fabulous french screens, & those beautiful Russian fairytale lacquered boxes surely you've seen in museums, which by the way, originated in Japan.
A TINKERING... Mostly you will find here: items made out of some once-old thing that was transformed with lots of care into a unique one-of-a-kind piece of functional artwork ~ using paper, scissors, glue and a lot of varnish! Each is an original so you will find no other exactly like it... perfectly imperfect heirloom pieces to covet or gift. Customized pieces commissioned upon request.
TinkerCreations Mission
ala Modern Art ~ with a Twist!
Handmade altered magically, manually
(P O O F!) *r*e*v*i*t*a*l*i*z*e*d*
Ingredients
Artist level glues, paints and varnishes are used, as well as found paper images from all over the place, including art books, scraps, scans, posters, and some of my own creations. Glitters, sequins & other objects too. Always signed and varnished ~ with several coats of acrylic and polyeurathane varnish - that should offer years of protections.
I tinker with - Furniture, jewelry, paintings, fabric, photos of desserts, whatever sparks my fancy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Once I painted our apartment refrigerator a hot PINK - my roommate was not amused, and neither was our landlord. Oops.
Maintenance
Care of decoupage is easy. Just treat it as you would a fine piece of wood stained furniture. Use coasters, wipe up spills quickly and try not to scratch with sharp items. Can be gently cleaned with a damp cloth, and sometimes a tad of windex works well too. Just don't soak or emerse.
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