Fly through your pathway

Imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere – said Terence McKenna and what better way to give wings to your fantasy to fly through your pathway, to take a journey and to land right at your destination. That’s what came into my mind reading those words and as usual I needed to put it into my journal to remind myself to fly.

So buckle up and enjoy the flight with me. I was beginning with a simple scrap collage on my spread.

Next I added some stamping with a butterfly stamp in espresso truffle colour.

That seemed simply to flat, so I decided to add some dimensional texture mixing some soft gel with art sugar through a stencil.

Now I wanted some colour, so I used bister and ecoline (green and vermilion).

I used an old image from Wizard of Oz, and I gave Judy Garland wings with Sizzix layered wings die.

Then I thought that my wings needs to be more magical, and I used some golden mica flakes on them.  I also added my sentiment on a 7 dots studio element and some found objects.

Here is a close up on the magic going on:

And another close up on the texture:

Hope you enjoyed the flight, maybe you got wings by yourself as well…

I am sharing my spread with Mixed media place Creative Gym – Exercise #3 Think: Wings.

And I am adding my spread to Journal 52 week 1 prompt: pathways.

About lerusho

I am obsessed with experimenting, using my fantasy and creating new and unique visions. The challenges are endless and that gives me real inspiration.
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26 Responses to Fly through your pathway

  1. pbhum says:

    Your work always impressed me!! Thank you for the step-by-step and for joining the Mixed Media Place challenge!!

  2. windinn says:

    Oh I’m loving this one, Ruth – the colour alone is terrific, but that phrase really speaks to me.

  3. wandahentges says:

    It’s a wonderful page, Ruth!!!!

  4. vickiross says:

    Imagination is what sustains us…so glad to be able to share it with wonderful artists like you. love the wings!

  5. Shel C says:

    Love the wings !

  6. kampysgirl says:

    Fabulous Ruth! I am on the pathway with you!! xo

  7. nanou49 says:

    a beautiful mixed media work ! happy new year!

  8. zksmith says:

    Another fantastic page, Ruth! Like the clustering!

  9. Vicky says:

    such a fab page, really love your girl with wings.

  10. pbhum says:

    Such a pretty page and beautiful details!! Thank you for joining the Mixed Media Place challenge!!

  11. Susan Carol says:

    Great page and sentiment. Loving the wings particularly!

  12. You inspire me…love your work

  13. Oh yes! So inspirational! Thank you for joining the Mixed Media Place Creative Gym!

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