NATIVE AMERICAN ART

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ES1181-T "Native American Dancer #1" is embossed in black on white card stock, colored with markers and cut out leaving some of the white as background.  Background card stock is created by repeatedly and randomly stamping JA493-K "Zuni pot, Lg." on tan card stock using a Versamark pad  and rubbing on a couple of colors of Pearl Ex.  Fiber is stretched to form a border by attaching it to notches in each corner.  Four of the Navajo designs are cut from gold embossed on white card stock and placed in the corners.  This is layered on maroon card stock which has been bordered with MC1177-S "Navajo border" (not yet shown in the catalog, but available) embossed in black on tan card stock.  Card by Davetta Alexander.

MC1172-U "SW Indian blanket" is stamped with black permanent ink on acetate and glittered from behind and is attached to  black card stock.  MC1174-G "Gecko, Med." is stamped with black permanent ink on acetate, glittered from behind, cut out and mounted on a white piece of card stock cut just a little larger than the gecko so as to set it apart from the background, then attached to the background.  Card by Davetta  Alexander.

ES1182-P "Native American Dancer #2" is stamped on white card stock with black ink, colored with pencils and cut out.  This is layered on an asymmetrically cut black card stock piece which is then layered over turquoise/gold specialty card stock and a layer of gold card stock.  This piece is layered on a card size piece of black card stock which has been stamped and embossed in gold 6 times with MC1205-G "Flaming sun block".  Card by Wendy Kerr and specialty card stock from Yellow Rose Art Stamps.

 JAMW965-P "Zuni bear fetish, Lg." and MW720-C "Sunburst, Lg." are embossed in silver on rust confetti card stock.  MW721-B Sunburst, Sm." is embossed in silver on a formica tag.  JA MW964-F "Zuni bear fetish, Sm." and MW718-G "Frame #1, Med." are embossed in silver on a rust confetti card stock rectangle trimmed with deckle scissors.  This rectangle is layered on the formica tag.  Glass beads are attached to the card stock at the hole in the formica tag.  The last bead is a cut and polished rock bear.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

MC1173-K "Cliff dwelling" is embossed in copper on tan card stock which has been border punched.  Three kokopelli's and one sun are punched out of copper card stock and used as embellishments on the corners.  The tan card stock is layered on black card stock.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

Embossable metal is cut to the desired size and MC1174-G "Gecko, Med." is stamped in black die ink and dry embossed with paper towels placed under the metal for cushioning.  The metal piece is turned over and the image is "rounded" with a wooden dry embossing tool.  Red from a rub-on kit is rubbed on the image and wiped off so that some of the red stays in the lines.  Lines are dry embossed for a border.  A piece of blue Confetti card stock is edged with a gold Krylon leafing pen and glued to white card stock.  The metal piece is adhered with gold photo corners.  MW657-G is embossed in gold on a rectangle of blue card stock that has been edged with the gold pen.  This is glued to the lower portion of the card.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

JA429-I "Mimbreno parrot #1", JA415-H "Mimbreno parrot #2", MS694-D "Hello #1" and MC1075-A "Hello #2" are embossed in copper on white card stock as shown.  That is corner punched and copper yarn is strung from corner to corner and taped in the back.  The punch used was the photograph punch and the tabs to hold the yarn were cut with scissors.  The white stamped card is layered on black, copper and white card stock.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

JA500-I "Deer petroglyph, Lg." is stamped in a flat piece of silver Sculpey II clay.  The surface is rubbed with copper Pearl Ex and sprayed with a glaze after being baked.  A piece of tan parchment cardstock is edged with a copper Krylon leafing pen and layered on a silver piece of card stock which has been edged with copper, also.  The clay piece is glued over strips of black and copper card stock which have been glued in an asymmetrical pattern starting at different parts of the frame.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

A toilet paper mold is made of JAMW965-P "Zuni bear fetish, Lg.".  the edges are torn and the bear is rubbed with copper rub-ons.  This is layered on torn brown and Kaleidoscope confetti card stock which has been edged with a gold Krylon leafing pen.  The embellishments are baked Sculpey II clay which has been stamped with parts of the background stamp, MC1164-S "Swirl background".  Six layers of toilet paper were laid on the inverted stamp and each was moistened with 1/2 Elmer's glue and 1/2 water, applied with a 1" foam brush and air dried.  Depending on humidity, it takes one or two days to dry.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

  JA513-F "Tlingit owl" is embossed three times in different colored embossing powders using different colors of card stock.  The owls are cut out and each one is glued over a variety of colored strands of raffia which has been glued to a wallpaper background edged with a copper Krylon leafing pen.  Card by Margaret Wiggin.

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