Jana Ewy is one of our well known here on the Friendly Plastic blog for her contribution of the Fracture and Fusion technique and for her ability to create stunning pieces of Friendly Plastic Jewelry. In today's featured tutorial, Jana shows you how combine your Fractured and Fusion pieces and Friendly Plastic stick to create a beautiful collage of abstract wall art suitable for framing.
Friendly Plastic in Abstract
STEP-BY-STEP with Jana Ewy
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1. Gather all of your beautiful Friendly Plastic® scraps and small bits and pieces that you have been saving. Because we are going to use them to create fabulous Abstract art
pieces worthy of framing.
2. Start by selecting a few pieces that you think might work well together.
3. Play around with the placement, until you are happy with the overall design.
Note: I call this part REHEARSAL…having a plan in place before going to the griddle with my pieces.
4. Now it is time to get cooking…Place the baking sheet onto the pre-heated griddle, and one at a time in the design you have arranged begin placing the pieces onto the griddle. Allow the base pieces to soften, before adding next layer.
5. Trim any of the pieces that are a bit too long.
6. Lightly press the thin strips into place to ensure that they stay put…right where you want them.
7. As you can see I love the look of black and white stripes together with all the beautiful bright colors. For this reason I will create small black and white striped sheets for use in projects just like this one. They add that perfect whimsical touch.
8. Leaving small gaps between the long strips allows the background to show through.
9. Small circles and dots add another fun element to your design.
10. Plus they are a great way to add another color element or fill in an empty space.
11. Rings are another playful element to add to your design.
12. Almost complete…just one more little dot.
13. No…I think it needs this one last pop of color.
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Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
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AMACO® Materials:
Friendly Plastic® 7" Designer sticks and left over pieces from other projects
Other Materials:
Griddle (set at 200 to 250 degrees)
Non-stick Baking Sheet
Scissors
Instructions:
1. Gather all of your beautiful Friendly Plastic® scraps and small bits and pieces that you have been saving. Because we are going to use them to create fabulous Abstract art
pieces worthy of framing.
2. Start by selecting a few pieces that you think might work well together.
3. Play around with the placement, until you are happy with the overall design.
Note: I call this part REHEARSAL…having a plan in place before going to the griddle with my pieces.
4. Now it is time to get cooking…Place the baking sheet onto the pre-heated griddle, and one at a time in the design you have arranged begin placing the pieces onto the griddle. Allow the base pieces to soften, before adding next layer.
5. Trim any of the pieces that are a bit too long.
6. Lightly press the thin strips into place to ensure that they stay put…right where you want them.
7. As you can see I love the look of black and white stripes together with all the beautiful bright colors. For this reason I will create small black and white striped sheets for use in projects just like this one. They add that perfect whimsical touch.
8. Leaving small gaps between the long strips allows the background to show through.
9. Small circles and dots add another fun element to your design.
10. Plus they are a great way to add another color element or fill in an empty space.
11. Rings are another playful element to add to your design.
12. Almost complete…just one more little dot.
13. No…I think it needs this one last pop of color.
14. There we go…that looks good. Allow all of the pieces to soften and inlay into one another. This takes just a few minutes. Once you are happy with the inlay process, remove the baking sheet from the griddle and allow the
plastic to cool. Remove the plastic from the pan.
Frame your new design or use it in any number of applications. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
15. Why stop with just one. Here are a few more designs for inspiration.
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SEE OUR OTHER PROJECT IDEAS FEATURING THE FRACTURE AND FUSION AND COLLAGE TECHNIQUES
Linda Peterson is compensated and endorsed by AMACO. The guests features may or may not have any affiliation with AMACO.
1 comment:
those are adorable! Are they rugged enough for brooches at that size, I'd totally waer them!
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