New collages with Mistyfuse

This week I tried a collage technique from an Interweave blog. The method uses the lightweight, double-sided adhesive Mistyfuse instead of glue or gel medium. It leaves a slightly cloudy film on the finished piece, which is not necessarily bad. I like the way it faintly obscures type and gives a dreamy effect.

First, I cut up 140 lb. watercolor paper to sizes that fit my two bases of wood. That left some other smallish papers. Then you do this:

1. Cover the papers with watercolor paint and let it dry (above).

2. Arrange bits of fabric and paper on the watercolors (below).

3. Put a piece of Mistyfuse on top of that, covering the whole collage.

4. Top this with larger, more recognizable dominant forms. You can see that one of mine was houses.

5. Another was a kind of valentine (below). A third featured three gold spirals. 

6. Cover with another piece of Mistyfuse.

7. Top with parchment and iron gently. Flip over and iron on the other side. The Mistyfuse disappears, leaving a slightly cloudy film (below).

8. Finish with a frame.

Or use PVA glue to attach it to a wooden block base.

Or attach it to a card. 

Spiral detail