Ganesha Stamp collage

I'm all set up to do my Ganesha collage.  Hopefully I can work sideways because otherwise my back will be killing me!

I read a little bit about Ganesha the patron saint of letters and learning, art and science, remover of obstacles.  I'm not sure why I'm drawn to these images from such a long time ago.  I'd like to think it is reincarnation, how else would I have decided to do the collage in stamps if I had no idea?  I read wikipedia after I started.  Ha!  I like that he has that connection to letters especially after reading my blog post from the other day.

http://micisip.blogspot.com/2015/04/stamp-collage.html

 After a little experimenting I decided to use Scotch quick dry and beeswax.  My Janis stamps made the perfect pupil and she broke the ice.  It would have been so much easier to do a landscape with these but I was drawn to the Ganesha.  As you can see I've doodled this image many times.

Happy Birthday Elvis!

Happy Birthday E.

flower mandala waxed

I really like this waxed.  Smells good too.

Elvis collage

I made this collage back in 2005. I always loved it but it just wasn't quite right to me. SO! This many years later I remembered my Elvis stamps and took out some pattern tissue and Archival black ink and went to town. I stamped all my favorite Elvis songs in different fonts. Used his name and important dates places. I love the profile stamp he has such a beautiful face. The original collage was made with beeswax so all I had to do was fire up my little mini iron and melt the tissue into the collage. LOVE it!!! The tissue married the whole collage together and it was so fun to add to it and be so happy with the result.

I've been having a lull in my artistic life. Makes for a lot of anxiety. Feel so much happier when I am creating.