"Dump Sheet Self-Portrait" is a modified idea from J
ournal Spilling: Mixed Media Techniques for Free Expression by Diana Trout. Her concept is to identify your (self) critic through art. I like the concept, but the emphasis is negative and I prefer to emphasize the positive. "Dump Sheet Self-Portrait" begins by "dumping" the negative self-talk but then "flips" the negative to a positive to complete the mixed media reflection.
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| Begin by "dumping" internal/self-talk about a specific topic/theme. |
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| Draw your head, neck, shoulders & cut out & paste onto page. |
My "dump sheet" theme was the negative self-talk I found myself doing regarding my re-entering the world of writing. I have written countless articles and published several books, but I am re-entering after being out of that loop for a decade. I realized all of my self-talk was
negative and needed to be dumped and replaced with
positive. This exercise was helpful to identify the self-talk as being negative and to intentionally replace the negative with the positive.
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| Paint the background and add bold words that counter the dump sheet. Top with more layers of paint. |
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| Embellish with stamping. |
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| Collage items in the background. [Add facial features; see top photo.] |
