Amateur Artists

My sister, Amanda, and I needed art for our houses. So we decided to make our own. We copied an idea we saw in a magazine a long time ago. An art canvas from Michaels, some Modge Podge, a box full of our grandpa's old maps, and one full day of work produced this:

We cut the maps up in pieces and used a LOT of Modge Podge.

Here's the canvas covered with the base layer. I chose white portions of the maps for the base; Amanda chose blue.

I added some shapes in plain colors, copying a Rex Ray piece. Amanda put an "m" on hers (for her last name, Morton), using the green parts of the maps. When Amanda posts her pictures, I will link to those. Hint, hint, Amanda.

I hung it in my basement. There is a spotlight aimed right at it, saying "This is ART. . . just in case you thought it looked like my kid's grade-school project." It goes perfectly with the pool table, doesn't it? Super classy.