That Citra-Solv stuff just keeps on giving – it cleans up cat barf (personal experience), it’s organic and smells good, and it goofs up old magazine pages and turns them into art paper. I learned about it when artists Bonnie Davis and Rosemary Uchniat demo’d it at the first Studio Show and Tell (the next one is this Saturday, 2-4, so be there). Two workshops later, we’re having a great time combining Citra-solved paper with impeccable composition and inspired vision and turning it into lovely small artwork. Here’s a short video from yesterday’s collage workshop – look what these guys did!
If the altered paper process intrigues you, here’s a great tutorial from good old Cheap Joe featuring Cathy Taylor, who really specializes in collage with Citra-solv papers. It’s a lot of fun to play around with.
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I’ve had some interesting results, but cannot seem to get the bubbles that are my goal. Most papers just turn out dark and smeary. I’ve watched every video I can, and tried a variety of temperatures and dates of Nat Geo’s. Any hints??
Susan, the one thing I might suggest is to use the sprinkle method instead of brushing the Citra-Solv on – poke a couple of holes in the paper cap underneath the outer cap and just splash it on every page- if you’ve already tried that, then I am stumped.
♥Lyn
Thanks Lyn. I do sprinkle — and have also tried foam brushes. I’ve also tried various quantities of Citra Solv. Ah, the mystery of art. I am having fun removing ink through masks and stencils from the pages with alcohol, and have decided to use spray fixative for the ones i use in collage. I love your posts.