Vessel (in progress), 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 10 June 2006
coffee stain, crackle glaze, India ink, and Faber-Castell Pitt Pen on 90lb Stonehenge paper
This piece will have collage elements, but I thought I’d do an in progress shot while the ink was drying.
I started by staining the paper with instant coffee. I then used a crackle glaze kit, and India ink over that to accentuate the crazed pattern. I used a brown Pitt brush tip pen for the drawing. Because the glaze kit left a glossy finish, the Pitt pen, which would normally dry immediately and permanently, was easily blended. You can get a similar blending effect on plain paper by using graduated tones of brush tip Pitt pens. Working dark-to-light, use the lighter pens to melt and blend the darker ink you’ve already applied.
red paper boat 