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Wall Appliques

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Susan Rothamel from USArtQuest makes unique three-dimensional, flexible wall embellishments. The raised applique can be used flat or curved surfaces.

stencil plastic
sheet of packing foam
permanent marker
craft knife
mulberry paper
brush
offset knife
101 Artist’s cement
spray bottle of water
straight pin
medium-size paintbrush
scissors
wallpaper paste
gloss adhesive
paints

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Figure A
Steps:

  1. Choose a recurring pattern in your drape or other decoration, and trace onto a stenciling material. Cut out the pattern (figure A).
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Figure B
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Figure C
  • Create a reverse stencil on a sheet of foam by tracing pattern (figure B) and cutting with a craft knife (figure C).

  • Place a sheet of mulberry paper over the stencil.
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    Figure D
  • Spray mulberry paper with liberal amount of water to create a mold, and use a straight pin to poke holes throughout the pattern. Use a brush to press paper into the stencil to create the depth for the mold (figure D).

  • Fill mold with artist’s cement using an offset knife.

  • Let mold dry and cut excess from applique.

  • Attach applique to wall with wallpaper paste, repeating the whole process if applying more appliques.
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    Figure E
  • Embellish the applique by brushing with a bronze colored paint (figure E) that will be muted by the overall coating in step 9.
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    Figure F
  • Combine one 32 oz. jar of gloss adhesive with one .75 oz. jar each of "pearl white", "interference gold", and "macro white" paints and apply with sponge to cover entire surface (figure F). This amount of paint will cover the walls of a 32 x 17 foot room with cathedral ceilings.
    • Resources
    mica tiles, acid free and archival papers, adhesives and embellishments paints, pigments
    US Artquest, Inc.
    Website: www.usartquest.com

    Guests
    Susan Pickering Rothamel
    Owner, US ArtQuest
    Email: AQSue@aol.com
    URL: www.usartquest.com
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