Want to learn more about how this was done? Check back next month for the explanation.
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #34: This is an experiment with ice painting, which I did during our frigid February. I first learned of this technique from an article about Kathleen Conover; find out more here: http://www.kathleenconover.com/signaturetechniques.html
Want to learn more about how this was done? Check back next month for the explanation.
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #33: The lantern on the left is an example of modular origami and was designed as a lampshade for an Akari Origami Lamp. Buy it here:
http://www.makershed.com/products/akari-origami
Find the directions to make the lantern here:
http://otonanokagaku.net/english/manuals/pdf/vol29_akariorigami.pdf
The lantern on the right is a flowerpot design created by Florence Temko. I found the directions in Origami: Easy-to-Make Paper Creations by Gay Merrill Gross.
The Nashville Lantern Festival is coming on March 5! Want to learn more about how these origami lanterns were made? Check back next month; and find out more about the festival here:
http://nashvillelanternfestival.com
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #32: First I partially wet the paper with a spray bottle; then I took a liner brush and painted a network of magenta lines across the page, adding a few blue ones before the paper dried.
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