I have been artist for as long as I
can remember. I was fortunate to be able to take oil painting
classes when I was about 10 years old, and that ugly still life
still stares at me in my studio as a reminder of how far I have
come artistically and how I want nothing more than to be creative.
I got side tracked from drawing and painting for many years to
concentrate on my career and family. When my husband and I relocated
to North Carolina in 1996 from Illinois, I became a full time
stay at home mother.
My artist training consists of great teachers all through high
school and nothing more. I am otherwise self taught and one who
loves to dive into a new medium. Which is what happened with
PolyShrink.
My youngest daughter received a Christmas gift of shrink plastic,
and she and I played with it on a rainy day and I was hooked.
My mind raced and the ideas haven't stopped. Now I'm selling
my pins via the internet and at craft fairs.
Instructions:
Materials:
Canvas White PolyShrink
Black Sharpie Fine Point
Acrylic Paints
Adhesive (E-6000 or UTB)
Pin Backs
White PolyShrink is sanded (cross hatch) on one side. The design outline is traced with a black Sharpie marker. Designs are painted with acrylics (water down to the consistancy of watercolor). Additional coats, can be applied on top of the base coat to create shading and highlighting. When dry, the design is cut out using scissors leaving approximately 1/8" white border. The pin is then baked in the oven at 350 degress. When cooled, an exterior varnish is applied to the finished piece.
Leslie Ann uses a pre-heated sheet of luan or a 18" ceramic tile as a baking surface.
Contact:
Pin One On/ Leslie Ann Black
1914 New Salem Road
Monroe, NC 28110
www.leslieannblack.com
retail and wholesale inquiries welcome
Leslie Ann's pins are also available
at:
The Country Sampler Store
1255 East Ogden Ave., Suite 151
Naperville, IL 60563
630-357-9254
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