surface treatment workshop -- materials

Surface Treatment Workshop:  materials

Clockwise UL to LL:  Square notched spreader; Nylon cord; Liquitex Texture Gel Black Lava; Liquitex Black Gesso; Elmer's Glue All; OneTime Lightweight Spackling; Fiberglass Drywall Tape; Ventilation tape; masking tape; rust solution w/ vinegar; Chemtek Copper Metallic Finish; Mod Podge Gloss-Luster; assorted acrylic paints, Sterling black shoe polish; imitation gold leaf; stencils: found item circles, purchased squares, hand cut "Kuba" design; Joss paper, clay tool, palette knife, silicone spatula, silicone basting brush, white colored pencil, paintbrush.

The samples in this series were created with the materials pictured above.  I successfully stuck to my "use stuff you have" parameter.  Note:  The Square notched spreader, Chemtek Copper Metallic Finish, shoe polish, Joss paper and silicone basting brush are NOT items suggested in Surface Treatment Workshop.  However, they jumped into my hands and fit into the spirit of experimentation suggested by the book.  The only disappointing material I used was the Chemtek Copper Metallic Finish.  In all fairness, it is probably a decade past the (non existent) "use by" date.