Fine Art and Jewelry
Pottery--Fiber Art--Masks--stained Glass
The Premier
Gallery
in Angel Fire, New Mexico
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Wyndi Rutledge Mixed Media Collage Collage Mono Print More to come on this page....Check back soon |
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The multi stage process Wyndi utilizes is not evident in the beauty of the finished piece. She starts with a substrate of canvas board. From there she tears varying weights of blotter paper into strips and shapes, then pieces and mounts them in layers to the substrate. Once they have set, she gessoes (a preparation of plaster of Paris and glue used as a base or as a surface for painting) the entire piece and lets that dry for 24 hours. Then the fun begins, with the application of seven or eight layers of acrylic wash, once again allowing each layer to dry thoroughly before applying the next. Using various tools, such as clay working tools, wire brushes, scrapers, and steel combs, she then “texture-izes” the surface, sometimes even putting holes in the layered papers. “Up to this point it’s a compete surprise, I never know where it’s going,” remarked Wyndi. The next step is the application of more color. Starting with interference pigments (a pigment which “interferes” with specific properties of other pigments) she applies pure, dry (powdered) pigment to the surface with her fingers. Spreading it around, pressing it down in to the crevices created by the many layers and textures, some areas become heavily concentrated with color while others remain semi transparent. Finally, the piece is sealed and varnished. “Then I either frame it, or save it for use in another piece.”
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Many locals know Wyndi from the creative candles she sold in local Art shows in recent years. There is however, much more to Wyndi’s work. Her fine art pieces are distinctive in their very nature. Her self taught process of mixed media abstract works is intense and highly creative. “I’m not afraid to try something new, to experiment. I want my work to be surprising. If it’s not surprising, it’s not worth the effort,” says Wyndi. Because each piece is such a “process,” Wyndi typically works on as many as seven pieces at a time, each at a different stage of the process. “I can’t stand to watch paint dry!” Though much of her work is rather large (18 x 24 and larger), she generally starts small, particularly when she’s in the experimental stage with new materials. “I like to start small, in case it doesn’t work. I hate to waste paint. That way I have this continuum going. I love that, I love the whole process, even when it doesn’t work.”
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