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"Why did you name your rescue RuffHaven? I mean, isn't that kinda cheesy?"
( yes, someone actually worded it that way ) But I am a big girl and it did not hurt my feelings.Now the fact that dogs say "ruff" and my driveway is the "ruffest" in the county, had nothing to do with the naming of Ruff Haven.
I'll try to keep this short. because I know you really came for the show and tell.
Well, when I decided to open a Sanctuary for old dogs I first went to "Best Friends" The largest Animal sanctuary in the world. Yes...the world. it on over 33,000 acres in Utah. You should go see it. Plane, train, or automobile...or the internet...go see it . Anyway. They really know what they are doing when it comes to setting up a rescue so I took their
"How to start an Animal Sanctuary" Workshop
That was nine days of intense information. When we got to the subject of business names etc... It looked like ALL the good sanctuary names have been taken. So I set upon the task of trying to figure out a good name that would fit my sanctuary to a T.I made a long list of possible names but I kept coming back to RUFF ... cheesy but very fitting. Since most of my dogs are large and one form of Chow Mix or another, Something to do with Chow Chows was in order.
And since the fur around the neck of a Chow Chow is called a ruff, it had to be part of the name.
BINGO ! we had a winner !
Now the Haven part was easy. My little corner of the world is my Haven.
So now you know:
RuffHaven
Rescue and Sanctuary
gated community for canine seniors
(and those with special needs)
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Now on with the show************************************************
One of my favorite techniques while working with collage is quite simple and has a wonderful effect. This can be done with a very dilute mixture of gel medium....but for cheepo art or "vacation art" as my friend Diana calls it... I use this
so lets start with the few few layers of a collage
you've got the canvas ...and for the sake of simplicity...one layer of whatever you decide to start your collage
scuff it up , add a bit of paint,
I'm keeping it simple here because I want to show you the next step today
not next week
then get yourself some of this cool lacy paper...it comes in 12x12 sheets and sometimes parent sheets from a paper supply house. I know it comes in a swirly pattern too...but I don't have any of that with me.....
It's similar to mulberry paper but a lot thinner and softer
like a fabric...but like a tissue
too bad we don't have touch-a-vision so you could feel this
it's thin...see the window
ok....enough of that
Now watch what happens when you slather a thin layer of the varnish on your collage then gently pat down the lacy paper...
shiny thin layer of varnish
layer on the paper and gently pat it down to make contact
now let it dry
go take a shower....
walk a dog...
eat lunch...
just let it dry
do not try to dry it with your heat gun because it will peel off
trust me
it only takes an hour or two
and
it will become softer as it dries
see..........instant softness
before:
after
But wait...there's more
each time you add a layer of paper or paint or whatever......you can tear the lacy paper to a size that's just a bit larger and layer it on...... and when it dries you can hardly tell where the new layer is.since I have no idea where I am going with this collage
as usual
I'll share my secret....
I used this technique on the bird collage that I showed you in
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| click on the photo to go to the post about the bird collage |
So now you know.
The next time we meet I'll show you another cool technique with this varnish...
.... if you're gonna buy.... you might as well use it up....
so happy you came to visit
please come back again ,
