Els Mommers – Decay #1
Sighisoara Romania
For this first piece in the Decay series I was inspired by a very old wall where the plaster was peeling off and white decorations showed up in the underlaying plasterwork . I took the picture years ago in the beautiful city of Sighisoara in Romania.
To get the peeling plaster layer I smeared the turquoise painted fabric with a flour paste which cracked after drying. I then painted the orange colour over the flour paste and finally soaked the piece in luke warm water for a night to get rid of the flour. I drew the white decorations with a white posca pen and accentuated it with line quilting.
The door is stitched, painted and finally burned with a soldering iron. The broken glass is silver fabric with a double layer of tulle over it. A small window is added with tyvek shutters and an old piece of cloth (decay) hanging 3D out of the window.
The old lady, that also symbolizes decay, has been appliquéd.
Finally the whole piece is free motion quilted.
The whole process can be seen @ http://kunamola.blogspot.com
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So many aspects of decay in a nutshell, very clever!
You always amaze me with the abundance of ideas and techniques. I love that you added the old lady, it made the scene alive. Bravo!
The technique you used to create the peeling paint is really good.
The old lady adds a nice element. And I love the hanging cloths in the window.
As usual I am in awe of the techniques that you use to achieve your stunning results. Lovely work brought to life by the lady walking by, great work.
The whole composition is striking ! I love how you have represented the door and the window with the torn curtain. Very well done !
I love the use of flour paste and how you have used it to represent the old wall. I had this technique in mind as I have a similar photo of an old farm house. Beautiful design and use of other materials.
The use of flour paste to create peeling plaster is so interesting and beautifully creates the effect you were aiming for. What a surprise it must have been to discover the painted images beneath the plaster. The details of the curtains in the windaow and the older woman add great visual interest.
Always in awe of all the techniques you use. Such a good idea to use flour paste for that wall. The broken glass, the fluttering clothes in the window and the lady all add to the vividness of this piece. Lovely!
Your illustrations of how to do the work are a lesson to me. The idea, for example, of the cracks in the wall, I’m going to adopt it. As always, you produce masterpieces.
Els, of course you used the different techniques very effective. Great details! I love it!
Brilliant use of clever techniques to illustrate your theme. Lovely details in the figure and the drying cloth.
Beautiful quilt! You amaze me with the many techniques you use to achieve this incredible texture and colours. Gorgeous!
I really get the feeling of the texture of old decaying plaster on this wall. The techniques you have used are brilliant, and the addition of the old lady really does emphasise the aging structure. Lovely
Amazing how you use such innovative techniques to achieve your vision. Very clever, very effective and very beautiful. Love it!