TLDR: This is my fabric mixed…
TLDR: This is my fabric mixed media art interpretation of Toast, from the comic Bread and Toast by dan 🍞
ARTIST THOUGHTS 2/3: I like vintage and tend to incorporate some aspect of it into my art.
For these pieces, I found The Story of Bread by Edwin Lincoln Barker which was published in 1911. I printed various pages, torn them up, and used liquid matte gel medium to adhere the pieces of paper to the art board.
Then I brushed over several layers of watered down Parchment (color) Liquitex acrylic paint. This softens the printed text.
Once the paint was dry (with a little help from a heat gun), I used archival ink and a stencil to add another layer. I used the ink lightly and intentionally broke up the pattern because all of this is background and meant to provide texture, not attract the eye. More layers of paint and the background was done.
Toast has wide, expressive eyes so those are googly eyes right out of the box. The crust fabric is the same as Bread. The center fabric is different, more “toast” like in color. Eyebrows, mouth, arms and legs are done with a Prismacolor pencil (black).
Final Artist Thoughts to come on Friday when I’ll post the last artwork: End Piece.
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