Faux leather...

This is my most recently finished art project.

A faux leather belt made of painted Bristol board (paper).   

 We had to pick colors from a natural object to create a manufactured product.

I chose this beautiful stone/pendant the Legal Dude gave me. 

I so love everything western and thought…why not a belt? 

 It took days to complete—

v Creating my color inventory from my stone and then deciding which of those colors to use

v Mixing paints to match those colors

v Applying paint after paint—four coats to each strip of Bristol board, of which there are three

v Embossing each piece

v Deciding how to put it all together  

Plus I worked hard to make it reversible...

The Legal Dude and I had a conversation about how art class—and my projects—should be fun and not stressful.

I told him I wasn’t stressed—just contemplative and intense, trying to figure out how it would all piece together so that the adhesive holds, etc.

 

I mentioned this during my critique.  My Prof said that it’s not stress, but “compulsive” behavior.

He thinks it’s a good thing!

If you’re an artist—compulsive behavior is good.

What about those of us who aren’t? 

Is it then considered compulsive bad behavior?

As long as it gets me my A’s—and I have fun in the process!