Don't Breathe Air, Breathe Life by Wendy Aspinall

HEY FRIENDS! This is Wendy Aspinall and I'm the guest artist this week for Art Foamies. I found fun quotation “Don’t breathe air, breathe life.” Fish don’t breathe air, but are full of life so I wanted to incorporate two things together. I also love Red tin roofs sardine stamps. They are really fun and quirky. So please, enjoy my Plaque project and I hope you’ll try this yourselves.

SUPPLIES

Red Tin Roof | Sardines | Foam Stamps - Set of 4
Wooden plaque
Paper clay
Acrylic paints
Gesso
Sharp knife
Sanding paper
Scrapbook paper
Glue
Copper paint
Drill and wire 18 gauge

STEP BY STEP

Roll out paper clay and using the backside of the ArtFoamie as a template cut out four fish. Don’t worry if the edges are rough. I sanded them when dry
Press into the clay with the ArtFoamie, using the side with the details.

Let dry on sheet of paper towel. This may take a few days. Turn over half way though so the fish stay straight.
When completely dry, sand off any rough edges until smooth. Be careful -- the fish are fragile.
Add a coat of white gesso. Let dry.

Paint each fish a different color, but add touches of the other colors to highlight the texture.
Add the brown and then copper. Paint in eyes with white and black acrylic. Let dry.