Monday, February 3, 2014

#3 - 29 Faces - Asian Money hair. . .

At first glance this girl looks as if she has paper pieced hair - but things are not always what they seem. . .
Started with a pencil sketch and inspiration that I got from this pin on Pinterest.
Taped the page down with some washi tape (removable paper tape) and cut out the hair areas out with an X-acto knife.
Glued down some faux money I picked up while in Seattle and made a paper sandwich.
The Moleskine paper is so thin that you can see the "money" through it but if it were a bit thicker you'd never notice.  This technique is much easier than paper piecing - give it a try!

Check out 29 Faces at Ayala Art!!

14 comments:

froebelsternchen said...

sooo beautiful -- and thank you for the progress picks!

alarmcat said...

very cool technique :)

Unknown said...

This is fabulous, and so creative! :)

Catherine Parkinson said...

I like !!!!! Really nice work :)

Carol Rigby said...

Great technique. She looks great.

SLScheibe said...

Ha! How awesome and tricksy! Be a great way to give a gift of money in a card too. Love it!

pauline said...

oh, such a cool technique Michelle! Wow, i had some serious catching up to do here. You've been making art like a mad woman. You GO girl! Such wonderful art. It's always so good to visit here. xox

Kimberly Jones said...

I love that technique! Her hair looks awesome!

Kristen H said...

So unique! I love this!!! What a really cool idea.

denthe said...

You always share the most wonderful techniques! Love this girl! Thnx for sharing :-)

Paper rainbow said...

This is very cool, how imaginative to use a cut out to form the hair!

JenHoney said...

Clever! I'll have to try it in my art journal.

Cindy D. said...

Great technique and it makes a wonderfully interesting pattern in her hair!

Giggles said...

Great face love this process... fun!

Hugs Giggles