Claudia Wilburn

I have started using recycled materials found in thrift stores,...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:05:40 -0500

I have started using recycled materials found in thrift stores, for a series of book cover. Some are very festive and entertaining. All of the books can be found at my etsy shop:

www.etsy.com/shop/BoundbyTradition

-Claudia

Clever Lego Book

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:54:00 -0500

Clever Lego Book:

Stone Angel still underway… -Claudia Wilburn

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:30:51 -0400

Stone Angel still underway…

-Claudia Wilburn

October 27th, 2012 Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, GA (Next to the...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:00:00 -0400

October 27th, 2012

Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, GA (Next to the UGA Stadium)

Here a a few photos from todays wanderings.

-Claudia WIlburn

Two Prints from the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Printed on Japanesse...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:23:00 -0400

Two Prints from the Mt. Zion Cemetery. Printed on Japanesse Washi Paper 7in x 10 in, 2012.

-Claudia Wilburn

There has been heavy for all day (Oct. 18, 2012), I took...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:03:59 -0400

There has been heavy for all day (Oct. 18, 2012), I took advantage of this and photographed a cemetery near my house in GA. It is a cemetery for Mt. Zion Baptist Church, though, it is not next to the church. I turned my Digital Camera (Cannon Rebel XTI - 2005) to Black and White in order to take advantage of the fog.

-Claudia Wilburn

I photographed my husbands matchbox cars. I am not sure if this...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:48:00 -0400

I photographed my husbands matchbox cars. I am not sure if this is working yet and I might re-photgraph them on a different surface with more cars.

-Claudia

New Website at Blogspot

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:27:48 -0400

New Website at Blogspot

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112115538/1988-tennessee-license-pla...

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:49:00 -0400

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112115538/1988-tennessee-license-plate-book

-Claudia Wilburn

New Coptic Stitch Books....

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:02:13 -0400

New Coptic Stitch Books.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BoundbyTradition

-Claudia Wilburn

Image Transfers Made with Ink Jet Prints and Hand Sanitizer

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:56:00 -0400

How to Make Image Transfers with Inkjet Prints and Hand Sanitizer

by Claudia Wilburn

Introduction:

With these steps I will lay out for you here, I will show how it is possible to create a image transfer from an inkjet print, using only common hand sanitizer and decal paper.

I first heard the process was possible from a peer, Chris Johnson, at the time, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina. With not much more than the second-hand knowledge that it was possible to produce an image transfer with hand sanitizer I set out to recreate what I had only heard about. Through trial and error, the following is what I have learned of what is apparently a little-known technique.

Materials:

Hand Sanitizer

At least 65 % Alcohol Content

Purell or Rexall Work Well

1” Brush

Scissors or X-acto Knife

Sherrill Mudd Tool

This can be substituted with the following:

Folding Bone

Wooden Spoon

Color Inkjet Printer

Clear Decal Paper

Clear Sticker Paper

Ink Jet Printable Clear Labels

Any brand of Clear sticker/decal paper for Inkjet Printers.

Thick Smooth Paper:

BFK Rives, Stonehinge, Arches

(This also works on some fabric!)

Process:

Begin by selecting a digital file or image and remember the transfer process will reverse the print on the paper. Therefore, any text and desired compositional elements should be mirrored or reflected horizontally before printing. This image transfer process results in a soft focus and a painterly effect on the image being transferred. Using a high contrast image that has a strong distinction between foreground and background is best. Delicate details on the original image may not show clearly, so instead of focusing on details, consider adding more variation in the image by adjusting the tone, color and saturation of the image.

Follow the printing instructions on the package for the decal/sticker paper. Make sure your printer is in good working order; your transfer will only be a good as your initial print. Remember horizontal striation and bad registration are printer problems that will affect the transfer and will show up in the final image. Keep in mind that the decal paper is going to be used as transfer paper and not for its original purpose. Most importantly: do not remove the backing paper from the decal/sticker paper.

Using scissors or an X-acto knife, cut out the printed image. Select the location on the paper that will be receiving the image and brush on a thin, smooth, and continuous coat of hand sanitizer. For the above step, the amount of hand sanitizer used is important but there is not a precise formula. If too little hand sanitizer is used, the transfer will look faint and if too much is used then it will smear. However, the amounts that will work are a wide range and experimentation will result in familiarity.

Next, immediately place the printed image, ink side down, on the wet hand sanitizer. This must be done while the sanitizer is still wet, if it has dried before placing the image down it will not transfer.

Use a Sherrill Mudd Tool, folding bone or other type of tool that can apply even pressure to every inch of the image being transferred. Start at the center and work your way out, being especially mindful of air bubbles. This should only take 1-2 minutes.

Once that has been done, carefully peel back the decal paper and the image should have transferred to the paper.

If there are white or light areas, it may be because the paper was dry by the time the image was applied, or that there was little to no sanitizer on that area, or it was left on too long. You can use touch the image up with the brush using a light hand and additional sanitizer to push the ink around, if desired. This will cause the image to look more painterly and can be used to fill in any gaps that may have occurred in the process.

Image Transfer with Inkjet Prints and Hand Sanitizer in WCAGA Newsletter

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:01:53 -0400

Image Transfer with Inkjet Prints and Hand Sanitizer in WCAGA Newsletter

Marked my progress today with stop motion. -Claudia Wilburn

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:56:21 -0400

Marked my progress today with stop motion.

-Claudia Wilburn

In Progress Work Life Size Image Transfer of Stone Angel from a...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:00:01 -0400

In Progress Work Life Size Image Transfer of Stone Angel from a Charleston,SC Cemetery.

-Claudia Wilburn

These are two drawing I did yesterday in a group setting. The...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:30:00 -0400

These are two drawing I did yesterday in a group setting. The WCAGA (Women’s Caucus for the Arts - Georgia) is hosting a drawing marathon (or open studios where artist create work together in various studios though out the year). I have to admit it was fun to make work in a group studio that was in no way connected to academia.

Not sure if these are final works or will be made into something else… or both.

Untitled - 18in x 18in - Mixed Media on Panel - Fall 2012

-Claudia Wilburn

Final Images for the first three child hood artifacts in a David...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:48:00 -0400

Final Images for the first three child hood artifacts in a David Hockney/Faux Through the Viewfinder Style. You will notice the details of the marbles and bicycle have a pattern below the images. This is patterned paper adhered to BFK Rives and both papers covered with Golden’s Digital Ground. It is a digital Print on a Mixed Media Surface.

-Claudia Wilburn

Two more artifacts from childhood. -claudia wilburn

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:20:48 -0400

Two more artifacts from childhood.

-claudia wilburn

Large Handmade Artist Sketchbook available on Etsy

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:44:00 -0400

Large Handmade Artist Sketchbook available on Etsy

I have been running though various ideas for creating a piece of...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:27:00 -0400

I have been running though various ideas for creating a piece of art with an image of my childhood bicycle. This is where I landed. It is a faux, through the viewfinder, digital collage. I don’t know the size yet since the final is still in process and I ran out of ink. Fall 2012

-Claudia Wilburn

I have begun to sell my books online! Check out the shop: Bound by Tradition

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:31:00 -0400

I have begun to sell my books online! Check out the shop: Bound by Tradition