playing with fire

being  inspired by patricia baldwin seggebruch  new book 

and since i already have a blow torch

i decided to try her wood glue burn technique

who new glue could look so wonderful after a few minute

(above, wood board and painter tape covered with glue, remove tape then torch

until glue bubbles and wood burns- details of the experiment)

i love the texture it created!!

and once i ran out of glue i switched back to shellac

(below, top left-metal powders mixed with shellac over wax

top right-shellac over wax, wax rolled rose and paper

bottom left - metal inks on wood first , wax and then shellac burn

bottom right-metal power mixed with shellac on wax)