100 day project 2023 – quarterly report.

21/2/23
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Hello, long time no blog!
Tomorrow is the start of The 100 Day Project 2023 and at the last minute I’ve decided to take part .
I didn’t do it last year but I have done in previous years.

In 2018 I staged some photos of my buttons, brooches, bits and bobs, you can see them here
In 2019 I went to the opposite extreme and organised an epic project that spawned 9 blog posts, which you can read here .
In 2020 I made 25 brooches , you can read about them here
https://www.mcanaraks.com/100-day-project-2020-woah-were-halfway-there/
https://www.mcanaraks.com/100-day-project-completed-in-100-days-a-personal-best/
In 2021 I drew 100 faces, you can read about it here
https://www.mcanaraks.com/100-days-help-me/
https://www.mcanaraks.com/face-up-to-it/
https://www.mcanaraks.com/100-days-of-faces/

This year I’m going to make 100 5×5 inch collages.
I might use paint, pen, fabric, paper, or anything else I choose, so I’m keeping it quite vague.
I’m not committing to posting every day, and I’m not committing to finishing it in 100 days, no-one said the 100 days need to be consecutive now, did they!
I’ve got mountains of fabric scraps and a pile of prints I’ve made using my new favourite thing – a gelli plate 🙂
I’ll do another blogpost about my gelli plate printing, I keep forgetting to take photos during a session, it’s that exciting!

18/3/23
Today is day 25, we’re quarter way there, so far I haven’t missed posting a photo every day.
I reserve the right to do so in the future, though 🙂
I’ve been using my gelli plate prints, melted tyvek, fabric, and some precious scraps of Indian embroidery which were left over from decorating this denim skirt for a customer.

So here are days 1-25/100, click on each one to get a bigger view.

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I just spent a very enjoyable couple of hours preparing some more Tyvek
(yes the house building stuff), I painted it with acrylic paint and ink.

I then melted it with an iron over a texture mat , in a well ventilated shed,
whilst wearing a fume mask as protection from the toxic fumes.

I then added metallic foil to the backs of some pieces.

Look out for these bits coming to a collage near you soon! *

*Terms and conditions :No guarantee of 100 collages on 100 consecutive days.

The idea for melting the Tyvek over a textile plate can be traced back to Maggie Grey,
you can see it here

You can follow my progress on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag
#100DaysOfMcAnaraks5x5Collage

They are all available to purchase . they are mounted but not framed.
Click on the images below to take you to my website.
Thanks for reading 🙂