Psychedelic ArtFoamies- Projects by Jenn Pipe

I had so much fun working with the stamps in Sandra Evertson’s new Psychedelic line for Art Foamies!

When I first saw the stamps, they immediately served up 1970’s vibes for me. The “Fierce, Fly, Fabulous” project is a tri-fold 70’s-inspired piece. I kept it pretty simple with some stenciled elements, collaged sheet music, doodles, and some fun rhinestones and butterflies nested in their hair. I pulled out the gel plate in order to ink the stamps. The stamps were dipped in the painted plate and stamped directly onto cardstock, creating the two women on the right. The woman on the left was created by pulling the image directly off of the gel plate. Truth be told, she’s my favorite. I love the inverse effect of the white flowers and the darker background colors.

My second project, “The Bee Keepers,” was created on a wooden substrate. I used modeling paste to create the honeycomb pattern and once dried, I painted it with a light coat of yellow and gold paints. I used the new face stamps to create my three beekeepers. Their dresses were cut from an old alcohol ink print, fern stamps became their head dresses, and some stamped bee images finished off the piece. The quote was from a ledger sheet and seemed like the perfect complement to the rest of the project.

The versatility of these stamps is unparalleled! If you let your imagination guide you, you’ll end up with endless project ideas.

(Jenn Pipe is the owner of Self Esteem Through Art, an art-based empowerment and self-discovery studio located in Rhode Island.)