more why not

I put another coupla layers on the "why not" piece today, and I'm learning and re-learning lots of valuable lessons (like why it says on the fixative can to hold 20cm away from piece and apply in THIN layers) *ahem* and how to cover up or compensate for disasters (like when you get carried away with the fixative and end up with magenta runs all over your piece. Hehe.)

So this is how it's looking! I've been adding layers of gouache and doing things like writing, and then rubbing it off (the why nots in the background are done like this) and applying watered down gouache which pools and makes interesting patterns when it mixes with the fixative and other layers (the big white letters on top).

I'm happily anticipating adding this to the office wall - which is bare and boring and beginning to look better week by week as I pop new pieces up. If only I could work out how to make things actually stick to (or in) the wall - it's bumpy concrete, and even blue tac gives up. Revolting stuff. I wasn't really very interested in putting much up when I first started, as I was unsure whether I would stay with the job or not. The three months I've at work have been difficult for me as far as future focus, energy levels and general coping goes. I've decided that I'll be staying, at least for the next year or so, unless an internal counselling job pops up. And you never know your luck :)