Being inspired by Kellee Wynne Studios on the idea she came up with for herself doing the 100 Day Project this year, I decided that I too wanted to create a roll.
Notice I didn't say I was going to do the 100 Day Project? Ya, not willing to commit to yet another project that I know I just don't have the time for let alone the patience. I did know that if I was to create this and have it on my work table in sight, it would be an easy go to for when I needed a break from painting. This would be an easy distraction and allow me to just play.
I had originally seen another artist paint on a continuous roll of large paper a year or so ago on Instagram or maybe it was YouTube, I believe it was Jane Davies. I can't be a hundred percent, as I think there have been others as well.
If you want to see Kellee's take head over here.
Anyhow, here is a quick rundown on how I made mine...
I have this hard core from an old roll of packing tape that I kept for a 'just in case' scenario (see, it happens), so measured it out and it was 4 1/4" and knowing that the paper was 12x12" ish, I simply cut the paper into 4 x 12" strips.
I cut 12, 12x12" sheets into 4x12" strips for my roll.
Next I took a piece of a quality thick packing tape to adhere the first strip to the core.
You can see that my paper isn't a perfect fit, but that doesn't bother me as I was not willing to waste paper, nor was it simply a big deal. I just trimmed off the access.
Next I dug deep into my totes looking for some redline tape. Anyone who has ever made paper crafts knows that this stuff is gold! I knew I had a 1/8" somewhere, but came across this 1/4" first, so that's what I used! Applied the doubled sided tape to one end, stuck the next strip to it...repeat!
I created somewhat of an assembly line to make it go faster (as of course I was getting bored)...
Line up the roll side to the taped paper...
peel off the red, and stick it down...
give it a quick rub with your finger to secure...
Once I added the 36 sheets to the core, I decided to take a twist off Kellee's white roll and actually perforate it, so every 4" I ran the perforating blade up....
see where I went with this? 😂
Each square is 4x4"
Pretty simple and cost me nothing that I already didn't have.
You can make your own too - if you don't have this paper, consider using:
- packing paper from any of your recent orders
- copy paper
- found papers
- envelopes
- old scrapbook papers
you get the drift, simply use your imagination and create away. Only thing to keep in mind is what you are going to do to the paper so that should determine the thickness of papers you should use.
I knew what I was going to do with mine and I also knew what this paper could take so it was an easy decision for me. I wanted to do simple scratching of paint on the base and then add vintage paper bits in a collage format. I had created a piece earlier (a post on that another time, but you can see it on instagram here) doing something similar, but wanted this to simply be simple.
I keep a small bin/tote on or around my work table and toss opened vintage paper/packs I have purchased online along with other bit and pieces of often found/recycled papers that I have been using recently - because let's face it, putting it away is simply futile. So I added my roll to it and will grab it when the urge hits. Again, know for a fact it will not be daily.
Here are individual images of the first 7 I have done...
All tied up nicely with some jute.
Loads of fun! Thanks for popping in, hope you too are able to get on a roll with your art!
