Ms. Ruin's Playthings


"The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates." -Oscar Wilde

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Friday the 13th!

I am so excited to share this canvas with you as part of the April Blog Hop for Smeared and Smudged.  This is my first time so don't bite...at least not too hard.  As I mentioned, this is a canvas that measures 4"x5".  I first used this piece of canvas to experiment with Ver-Day paints that the lovely Trisha Louise showed me how to use.  I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it thereafter and then this opportunity came along and I’ve got say…I think it’s pretty perfect.

Alright, my biggest phobia is THE THING UNDER THE BED!  I am so afraid of whatever it is that has lived under my bed since I was a child.  To this day I will not stand next to the bed with the lights off.  I tend to leap onto the bed so that The Thing won’t grab me and pull me under.  I know it’s just waiting for an opportune time to clench its hands around me and torment me…so if I just keep leaping then it’s all good.  LOL.

I found this image online and I knew it would be perfect for my canvas.  I did a little cutting and snipping so that the image wouldn’t cover the entire canvas.  I printed a couple of these same images so that I could do some dimensional work.  Side note:  What I also love about this image is that the girl is clearly reading a horror magazine and she’s scared out of her mind yet she continues to sit in the dark reading.  I can relate.  I love the supernatural, but I will admit it scares me at times –yet I can’t get enough of it?    

So this is my finished product.  There’s not a whole LOT of stamping that went on, but I didn’t want to take too much away from the picture itself and I was limited on space.  I first stamped blood splatter on the upper portion of the canvas.  I then glued the cutout image to the canvas.  I took a piece of cardboard and stamped the word “THING” and I also stamped the raven on cardboard.  I cut them out and then adhered them to the canvas.

Remember that I printed out two of the same images?  Well, I cut out The Thing’s hand out of the second image and then adhered it over the other hand with a pop-dot to give it some dimension.  I also glued the very tip of the arm to the canvas so that it appears that it’s making its way out from under the bed.

I used the same technique with the girls arm as I did with The Thing’s hand.  I also decided to replace the book she was reading.  I wanted it to really relate to me and I would never read a comic book.  LOL.  As for the raven –black birds are kind of a huge deal to me.  :)

Thanks so much for lending yourself to my phobia for a few minutes.  I’m excited to be a part of a such a unique group of artists.  Y Ms. Ruin


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16 comments:

  1. Shelley April 13, 2012 at 4:33 AM

    Oh my goodness!!!! this is freaking awesome!! Fab work!!
    Shell xx

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  2. ikeApril 13, 2012 at 5:20 AM

    FANTASTIC - I love how you did this. The cut out letters are great too. Fabulous colouring on the back of the canvas there. Superb creation !! :-D xxxx

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  3. TrishaApril 13, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    This Rocks! You did an amazing job on this altered canvas :)

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  4. Monique's artApril 13, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    wow this is so fabulous, you really did an amzing job, and I know you feel, had the same fear as a kid. I solved the problem by using the space under my bed as storage, now the creepy monsters won't be able to get under the bed LOL

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  5. I Don't Do StraightApril 13, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    FAB Canvas! I'll think twice about looking under the bed from now on LOL

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  6. ~Lady B~April 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    Oh, Freakin' Hell! I loooove this!!! Absolutely brilliant! Fabulous texture and dimension you've created with your canvas. I jumped into my bed for a couple of decades because of the thing under the bed. Wonderful project, thanks for sharing :)

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  7. KristyLeeApril 13, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Ms. Ruin,
    This is a wonderful canvas art work piece! I use to be afraid of the thing under the bed LOL! Your idea for this is great! This was beautifully well put together!
    Peace,
    Kristy

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  8. happyscrapperApril 13, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    The thing under the bed. Mine was the thing in the closet. Your canvas is simply stunning and creepy at the same time. Awesome

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  9. Laura BApril 13, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    This is so awesome! Really fabulous canvas! My brother used to hide under my bed and grab my ankles when I would get ready to get in for the night.

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  10. lilyandthelotus.blogspot.comApril 13, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    awesome art. Love the canvas and layout..just wonderful.
    susan s.

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  11. MaRyKaYApril 13, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    wow that kicks some major butt. That background is awesome. Yes that would suck to be grabbed from under the bed. especially by a hand that looked like that.
    this canvas piece is wonderfully done

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  12. LisaVeronicaApril 13, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    that creation is awesome! and i couldn´t agree with you more! fab work! xxlisa

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  13. AnonymousApril 13, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    This is truly awesome! :)

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  14. Croms' Cubby HoleApril 13, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    What a fabulous canvas. Loving the dimension you have created here. That's one scary arm!. Thankyou for taking part in this month's hop and look forward to seeing you take part in more. Hx

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  15. UnknownApril 13, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Love your canvas awesome picture xxx

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  16. Miss JasterApril 15, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    I love this so much~~esp. the dimensionality of it!

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