Hi List,
I thought some of you might like to hear about a successful art project
I finished a few weeks ago. I had done black and white and color Xerox
transfers on paper and fabric, but wanted to try transferring an image onto
a "wood" surface. To make a Xerox transfer, make a black and white or color
copy on a copier (not ink jet or laser print). Use oil of wintergreen (you
can purchase from a pharmacy). Hold the image in the air (I clipped big ones
on a clothesline) and using a Q-tip or cotten ball, put the oil of
wintergreen on the back of the copy. Let it dry for a minute and then put
down on the surface where you want to transfer. Rub it and the image
transfers. I have used my Pampered Chef rubber tool, a brayer, a pair of
scissors, etc.
My new success is to use melamine board. I bought some at Home Depot. I
used a jigsaw to cut out a lifesize image of my daughter. I used a poster
program to get the image printed out from the computer. I took the color
inkjet pages to a copy place and had them make color copies. I took one page
at a time, applied the oil of wintergreen and transferred. The image could
be manipulated and smeared, worked into, painted over, etc. I even used oil
of wintergreen to lift an image I didn't like and start over. It dried
fairly quickly. I haven't decided what to do about permanently "fixing it".
It turned out better than I had hoped. It was part of a project for a
graduate class on digital and traditional photography. It would work well
for a high school art class where you wanted to incorporate several media.
Thanks for all the great ideas I get from the list. Hope you'll enjoy
trying out mine.
