Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis has some beautiful art manhole covers created by Kate Burke. All the covers depict an aspect of Minnesota Nature. A while ago I contacted Kate and got her gracious permission to use her manhole covers and portray them in mixed media. You can see the original covers at Kate Burke's website.
I have been planning a series on the Nicollet Mall manhole covers for a few years. Thinking about how to do it to get the effect I want. This year it has become clear and I started gathering the bits and supplies I would need. The first one I am working on is the wolf. I had already done the lino cut, printed it onto the fabric I had dyed just for this project. Today I put the "metal" circle around the cover. This is made with a mixture of metal leaf from The Thread Studio in Australia. Beautiful stuff!!!
First I ironed a circle of fusible around the "wolf", piled the metal leaf onto it, put my ironing cloth over it and ironed it down. Then I burnished it with a medium stiff paint brush.
I am posting this on Nina Marie's Off The Wall Friday!
Now onto the next step!
I have been planning a series on the Nicollet Mall manhole covers for a few years. Thinking about how to do it to get the effect I want. This year it has become clear and I started gathering the bits and supplies I would need. The first one I am working on is the wolf. I had already done the lino cut, printed it onto the fabric I had dyed just for this project. Today I put the "metal" circle around the cover. This is made with a mixture of metal leaf from The Thread Studio in Australia. Beautiful stuff!!!
First I ironed a circle of fusible around the "wolf", piled the metal leaf onto it, put my ironing cloth over it and ironed it down. Then I burnished it with a medium stiff paint brush.
I am posting this on Nina Marie's Off The Wall Friday!
Now onto the next step!
3 comments:
What a great idea for a series! And the wolf is a fantastic start.
I am originally from MN! I've been away for more years than I care to remember though. Always loved the woodsy connection that MN art has. What an intriguing project you're working on!
I am here because of Nina's blog. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice!!
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