Metal Tooling/Oil Pastel Mixed Media-TD and creative freedom

and creative freedom

} This series of abstract acrylic paintings was created using geometric shapes cut from painted papers made with leftover paint from other projects

raising certain areas while adding texture to others

The materials for this project were provided by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Metal Tooling/Oil Pastel Mixed Media-TD and creative freedomMetal toolingalso known as repoussis an art technique where thin sheets of metal are shaped by gently pressing and embossing designs into the surface. Artists use tools to work from both the front and the back of the metal, raising certain areas while adding texture to others. These artworks explore texture, pattern, and the way light moves across a raised metallic surface. The artists learned how simple marks can create depth and transform a flat