June’s virtual meeting featured a demonstration from Canada’s own Joanne Sauvageau, who showed use how to creatively embellish turned objects with stamps using archival inks and simple air brushing techniques. See the gallery below for images from the demonstration and a link to her recommended suppliers below.
Samples of ink pads to use for stamping.
A turned cup prepped with white gesso paint. Joanne prefers to work with locally available birch wood for it’s pale color.
Air brushing with overlapping colors to achieve a sunset effect, using the Copic air brush system with Copic markers.
Layering colors with the airbrush.
Planning out a larger platter design on a flat sheet of paper to map out a repeating pattern.
Finished platter with a repeating pattern using stamps and airbrush techniques.
Starting with a purple for an early evening sky.
Applying a stamp to the cup. Ordering stamps without the wood blocks allows you to firmly press the stamp around your turned objects.
Sunset / moon image after stamping.
Adding more stamps to create a landscape.
Filling in light areas of the stamp with a Sharpie marker allows you to add details.
Adding more foreground elements of water, ducks and vegetation.
More foreground detail added.
Adding larger tree stamps to create perspective.
Another sample of what can be achieved with stamping and airbrush blending techniques.
A sample featuring steampunk elements and faux finishes with create visual texture.
A sample of a faerie themed bowl, stamps and airbrush.
