PALM FRONDS SILHOUETTE SMALL ( 6" X 6") Starring in Multiple Roles

"Collection of the artist" is a phrase that describes artwork an artist has hung onto, not ready yet (or ever) to part with.

Among my collection are pieces made with 6" x 6" Palm Fronds Silhouette Small and 4" x 4" Palm Fronds Silhouette Mini.  (These masks are favorites of StencilGirl StencilClub member Karen P. Johnson, who says "They cover a multitude of sins!")

I especially like my mixed-media collages that incorporate these masks themselves, after earlier projects have left them stained with acrylic paints.  Because StencilGirl stencils and masks are made from sturdy Mylar, it takes a strong adhesive to coax them to become permanent additions to artworks.  I use extra heavy matte gel medium.

Above:  Part of the mask Palm Fronds Silhouette Small (6" x 6"), now stained brownish-black, was adhered to the canvas in the middle of the top of this mixed-media collage.  Other stencils or masks were also used, the dominant one being 9" x 12" Prayer Flags.

Above:  Part of the mask Palm Fronds Silhouette Small (6" x 6"), now stained green and white, was adhered to the canvas at upper left.  Another part of the mask was placed right below it, in the middle left of the artwork. Other stamps and stencils used include 6" x 6" Mimosa 6 and Kaleid, also 6" x 6".

Above:  Part of the mask Palm Fronds Silhouette Small (6" x 6"), now stained red and green, was placed at the bottom of the V in the mixed-media collage.  A number of other paint-stained stencils and masks were also used, including 6" x 6" Kaleid, 6" x 6" Pavilion Shadows, 6" x 6" Trivet B, and part of the 9" x 12" mask that came with the May 2019 StencilClub Stencil-of-the-Month Set, The Script Collection.

Above:  Parts of the mask Palm Fronds Silhouette Small (6" x 6"), now stained orange and yellow, have been placed at the far left, far right and top of this mixed-media collage, forming a frame for the central area, occupied by part of the 9" x 12" mask Blooming Where Planted, now stained lavender, green and pink.

Above:  Parts of the mask Palm Fronds Silhouette Small (6" x 6"), now stained green and brown, are collaged atop a print made with 9" x 12" mask Twinship.

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