Sunday, February 7, 2021

Black History Month: Honoring My History Vinyl on Glass

 


Everything I am, I owe to my ancestors. The courage it took to endure, survive, risk, and dream. So to honor and incorporate them into my art and my office, I made this piece and I'm so happy with how it turned out! 

Supplies:
  • Frame. I used an old one I had on hand
  • Image. I found one that looked enough like me at Designbundles.net
  • Vinyl.  I used Oracal glossy black
  • Faux Leather. I used Cricut Silver
  • Rhinestones
  • Electronic Cutting Machine

I still have empty frames from our move a few years ago so I picked one of those to use. 



This one came with a beveled mat which I'll use for something else. I set it aside and cleaned the frame. To ensure it was secure without the additional thickness of the mat, I glued the edges in place. 



As I mentioned, I found this image at Designbundles.net that I thought looked enough like me. When I showed the finished project to my husband he said "How'd you get your image?!" so I guess I chose wisely. I shared this with a friend and she said the same!


The Designbundles file shows the glasses and lips in red but since this was going on my cement focal wall and my actual glasses are grey, I went with silver faux leather and left the vinyl image all one color. My glasses are square but close enough! I uploaded the image into Cricut Design Space, sized, and cut. I  created the text in Design Space and cut. 


Apply the vinyl to the glass with transfer tape. Here I was a little careless and got some bubbles. While normally the perfectionist in my would have removed the vinyl and started over, since my hair is super curly I decided "texture" and popped some of the more noticeable ones with a pin, used my scraper to get the air out, and went with it. Since the faux leather isn't adhesive, I tacked down on top of the vinyl image with small dots of superglue. 


Both for the remaining bubbles and because I'm overdue coloring my roots, I added these variegated grey rhinestones randomly. Finally I applied the words. 


I left the frame as it was which is a light antique gold with "scratches" of black in it. 


My favorite kind of project since I had everything on hand! 


The faces of me

Black History is American History

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3 comments:

Barbara at Mantel and Table said...

What a beautiful piece Carol, and a lovely tribute to all who came before you! I love all your wonderful faces! ;) That vinyl on glass is very cool - thanks for the inspiration, and Happy Black History Month!

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Our Hopeful Home said...

I fell in love with this on Instagram. A beautiful image for a beautiful woman! (And super-talented, too:)) Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm. xo Kathleen