1 00:00:00,803 --> 00:00:03,265 - The last layer that we'll add will be our foreground, 2 00:00:03,265 --> 00:00:04,983 and there are a couple of elements that I've reserved 3 00:00:04,983 --> 00:00:06,028 just for the foreground, 4 00:00:06,028 --> 00:00:08,522 which is the space closest to the glass. 5 00:00:08,522 --> 00:00:12,039 I have this strip of neon yellow that I like, 6 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:15,122 it adds a really bright pop of color. 7 00:00:15,626 --> 00:00:17,025 It's still within our color pallet 8 00:00:17,025 --> 00:00:19,333 of greens, yellows, and neutrals, 9 00:00:19,333 --> 00:00:21,982 but it's a nice surprise, because it's so bright. 10 00:00:21,982 --> 00:00:23,720 And I want to add that really close to the glass 11 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,128 somewhere in there. 12 00:00:25,128 --> 00:00:28,976 I also have this metal shape that I think adds a nice touch 13 00:00:28,976 --> 00:00:31,393 somewhere close to the glass. 14 00:00:33,341 --> 00:00:36,758 And I can also stamp on the glass itself, 15 00:00:38,082 --> 00:00:39,499 as a final layer. 16 00:00:39,809 --> 00:00:42,061 Be careful; these edges are usually unfinished. 17 00:00:42,061 --> 00:00:44,413 You just want to be careful 'cause they're pretty sharp. 18 00:00:44,413 --> 00:00:47,663 So I can stamp on this surface as well. 19 00:00:47,869 --> 00:00:51,036 And I want to show you how to do that. 20 00:00:51,448 --> 00:00:53,865 Move this guy out of the way. 21 00:00:54,978 --> 00:00:57,895 And I'm using an ink called StazOn. 22 00:00:58,555 --> 00:01:01,464 It's a solvent-based pad, and it is permanent 23 00:01:01,464 --> 00:01:05,631 on anything that's non-porous, like glass or ceramic. 24 00:01:05,831 --> 00:01:07,154 Anything that has a slippery surface. 25 00:01:07,154 --> 00:01:10,341 You can even use this to stamp onto washi tape. 26 00:01:10,341 --> 00:01:12,091 You want to make sure 27 00:01:12,493 --> 00:01:15,743 that your glass is clean to start with. 28 00:01:20,036 --> 00:01:22,703 I did spray it with some Windex. 29 00:01:28,076 --> 00:01:30,409 And then we can stamp on it. 30 00:01:34,803 --> 00:01:38,249 I'm just gonna show you how to stamp on the glass, 31 00:01:38,249 --> 00:01:40,205 and we can wipe it away if we don't like it. 32 00:01:40,205 --> 00:01:44,372 So, I'm dabbing ink all over the surface of the stamp. 33 00:01:46,074 --> 00:01:47,193 And then I'm gonna press down firmly 34 00:01:47,193 --> 00:01:48,099 just like you normally would, 35 00:01:48,099 --> 00:01:48,932 but you have to be careful, 36 00:01:48,932 --> 00:01:52,015 'cause this can be a little slippery. 37 00:01:54,172 --> 00:01:55,005 That's kind of faint. 38 00:01:55,005 --> 00:01:58,672 I think my stamp pad is drying out slightly. 39 00:01:59,098 --> 00:02:01,376 Which, it wound up leaving this outline effect 40 00:02:01,376 --> 00:02:03,793 which I actually really like. 41 00:02:04,728 --> 00:02:06,145 We can test that, 42 00:02:08,950 --> 00:02:11,033 on the shadow box itself, 43 00:02:12,127 --> 00:02:14,827 to see if we want to keep that element. 44 00:02:14,827 --> 00:02:18,410 I'm gonna tip that up and see how it looks. 45 00:02:19,484 --> 00:02:20,581 If you don't like where you've stamped, 46 00:02:20,581 --> 00:02:21,689 you can always use a baby wipe, 47 00:02:21,689 --> 00:02:24,379 or a paper towel and some Windex or other glass cleaner 48 00:02:24,379 --> 00:02:26,462 just to wipe off the ink. 49 00:02:31,252 --> 00:02:32,388 I don't want the surface of the glass 50 00:02:32,388 --> 00:02:36,555 to be wet when I stamp, so I'll use my paper towel, 51 00:02:37,922 --> 00:02:39,350 to wipe off the dampness. 52 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:40,714 And I can stamp again, 53 00:02:40,714 --> 00:02:44,047 or we could try one of the other stamps. 54 00:02:44,516 --> 00:02:46,358 This one is just little dots, 55 00:02:46,358 --> 00:02:50,108 and it can be a nice way to add some texture. 56 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:55,057 Then just place on the glass. 57 00:03:00,034 --> 00:03:02,117 Let's see how that looks. 58 00:03:04,963 --> 00:03:06,189 Oh, I really like that. 59 00:03:06,189 --> 00:03:08,856 It's so subtle, but it allows us 60 00:03:09,350 --> 00:03:13,017 to really make use of that foreground plane. 61 00:03:14,411 --> 00:03:16,915 And so definitely, I'm gonna use that. 62 00:03:16,915 --> 00:03:20,019 I just stamped that and I really liked it, but, 63 00:03:20,019 --> 00:03:21,467 I'd really like to have my stamp 64 00:03:21,467 --> 00:03:23,050 on the back side of the glass, 65 00:03:23,050 --> 00:03:24,883 that way it's always protected. 66 00:03:24,883 --> 00:03:26,984 This guy is permanent, but if you were to scratch it, 67 00:03:26,984 --> 00:03:28,608 or if it were to fall or something, 68 00:03:28,608 --> 00:03:30,896 and also if you're dusting this regularly, 69 00:03:30,896 --> 00:03:33,627 you might wear down on that ink after time. 70 00:03:33,627 --> 00:03:34,755 So I know where it's gonna be. 71 00:03:34,755 --> 00:03:36,283 What I'm gonna do is flip the glass 72 00:03:36,283 --> 00:03:38,596 and stamp on the other side, 73 00:03:38,596 --> 00:03:40,084 flip it back over, and then it'll be trapped 74 00:03:40,084 --> 00:03:43,335 on the underneath side of the glass in the shadowbox. 75 00:03:43,335 --> 00:03:45,418 So I'll use my baby wipe. 76 00:03:46,045 --> 00:03:48,488 Now I said the ink was permanent, which it is, 77 00:03:48,488 --> 00:03:51,209 but on glass, nothing is really forever permanent. 78 00:03:51,209 --> 00:03:53,402 You could also draw on this with Sharpie, 79 00:03:53,402 --> 00:03:56,629 but if you used a cleaner, then it would come off. 80 00:03:56,629 --> 00:03:59,849 But it's not going to smudge like a regular ink would. 81 00:03:59,849 --> 00:04:03,121 The baby wipe tends to leave a little bit of a film, 82 00:04:03,121 --> 00:04:07,038 so I use my paper towel to get any remnant off. 83 00:04:11,314 --> 00:04:14,314 And I know that I want my dots here, 84 00:04:14,762 --> 00:04:17,853 so I'm gonna stamp here and flip over, 85 00:04:17,853 --> 00:04:20,103 to really trap that ink in. 86 00:04:20,296 --> 00:04:23,713 So make sure everything is clean and dry. 87 00:04:24,745 --> 00:04:26,352 And we're gonna stamp one more time. 88 00:04:26,352 --> 00:04:28,019 This time for keeps. 89 00:04:32,206 --> 00:04:33,915 And I'm really pressing down on this, 90 00:04:33,915 --> 00:04:37,832 'cause I think my pad is drying out just a tad. 91 00:04:40,424 --> 00:04:41,257 Tap that. 92 00:04:42,794 --> 00:04:45,377 Stamp, just like I did earlier. 93 00:04:50,664 --> 00:04:51,497 Great. 94 00:04:52,768 --> 00:04:54,685 Now I can flip it over, 95 00:04:55,887 --> 00:05:00,054 and it'll be trapped on the backside of the glass, 96 00:05:01,314 --> 00:05:04,096 and permanently in there, which is really nice. 97 00:05:04,096 --> 00:05:04,929 I'm gonna set that aside, 98 00:05:04,929 --> 00:05:06,273 because I still have a couple things to do 99 00:05:06,273 --> 00:05:08,106 inside the shadow box. 100 00:05:09,935 --> 00:05:12,852 I've got that yellow strip that I want to include, 101 00:05:12,852 --> 00:05:16,269 and I've got the E that I'm gonna put in. 102 00:05:20,728 --> 00:05:24,478 So, this guy is tricky, because he's so thin, 103 00:05:25,261 --> 00:05:27,942 there's not a really wide surface 104 00:05:27,942 --> 00:05:30,442 to adhere glue or adhesive to. 105 00:05:30,621 --> 00:05:31,978 What we're gonna do is cheat a little bit 106 00:05:31,978 --> 00:05:32,952 with our sticky duct. 107 00:05:32,952 --> 00:05:35,035 Because they're stretchy, 108 00:05:36,023 --> 00:05:37,463 I can pile up a couple of them 109 00:05:37,463 --> 00:05:41,463 and stretch them out to make a line of adhesive. 110 00:05:46,063 --> 00:05:48,667 You might be able to buy it in a line as well. 111 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:50,417 Stretch this guy out. 112 00:05:52,208 --> 00:05:53,458 I'm just gonna, 113 00:05:56,044 --> 00:05:57,464 place it on the bottom. 114 00:05:57,464 --> 00:05:59,381 When you stand this up, 115 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:05,234 you want to fiddle with this guy until he's in place, 116 00:06:05,234 --> 00:06:08,018 and you really are gonna push him to behave. 117 00:06:08,018 --> 00:06:10,451 That gel will form, the sticky dots, 118 00:06:10,451 --> 00:06:13,201 will form where you want them to. 119 00:06:14,196 --> 00:06:15,529 And hold him up. 120 00:06:19,339 --> 00:06:21,656 This guy might fall a little while he's flat, 121 00:06:21,656 --> 00:06:23,882 but I'll re-adjust him right before we put the glass on 122 00:06:23,882 --> 00:06:24,715 the front. 123 00:06:24,844 --> 00:06:29,011 The last thing I want to do is add this yellow band, 124 00:06:30,425 --> 00:06:33,634 and I can glue him right to the front here. 125 00:06:33,634 --> 00:06:35,154 I still want to add some text, 126 00:06:35,154 --> 00:06:37,175 and I have my neon strip of paper, 127 00:06:37,175 --> 00:06:39,491 but I also want to show you how to add text to washi tape 128 00:06:39,491 --> 00:06:40,491 if you want. 129 00:06:42,853 --> 00:06:44,656 You could lay it right on your table. 130 00:06:44,656 --> 00:06:46,507 My table's a little messy. 131 00:06:46,507 --> 00:06:49,308 I'm going to use this piece of wax paper 132 00:06:49,308 --> 00:06:51,785 that came from the sticky dots that we used. 133 00:06:51,785 --> 00:06:53,678 But you could also just use regular wax paper. 134 00:06:53,678 --> 00:06:56,511 Just something to stick this onto. 135 00:06:57,630 --> 00:06:59,747 You could use regular ink on the paper, 136 00:06:59,747 --> 00:07:01,104 if you're stamping on paper, 137 00:07:01,104 --> 00:07:03,414 but on the washi tape, it has a slick surface. 138 00:07:03,414 --> 00:07:05,912 And if you use regular stamp padding, it's gonna smear. 139 00:07:05,912 --> 00:07:08,219 So we're using the StazOn just like we used for the glass, 140 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:09,091 on the washi tape, 141 00:07:09,091 --> 00:07:10,590 and we're also just going to use it on the paper, 142 00:07:10,590 --> 00:07:12,853 just because we have it out, that's fine. 143 00:07:12,853 --> 00:07:14,460 The bit of text that I want to use, 144 00:07:14,460 --> 00:07:16,365 which is really going to help me evoke this feeling 145 00:07:16,365 --> 00:07:19,065 of that whole sense of driving though the Redwood Forest 146 00:07:19,065 --> 00:07:20,286 that I was talking about, 147 00:07:20,286 --> 00:07:22,593 is from a Tom Waits song, it's one of my favorite ones, 148 00:07:22,593 --> 00:07:24,342 and it's called "The Long Way Home," 149 00:07:24,342 --> 00:07:26,722 and I think that applies to this drive, 150 00:07:26,722 --> 00:07:29,889 where I took the long way to get home. 151 00:07:33,802 --> 00:07:35,115 I just remembered, 152 00:07:35,115 --> 00:07:37,216 that I want this to be vertical in my box. 153 00:07:37,216 --> 00:07:38,811 So I'm going to have to stamp this one vertical, 154 00:07:38,811 --> 00:07:39,940 and I'm testing the washi tape, 155 00:07:39,940 --> 00:07:42,607 I'm going to do that horizontal. 156 00:07:45,113 --> 00:07:48,780 "The Long Way Home," let's start with the T. 157 00:07:58,458 --> 00:07:59,375 Just stamp, 158 00:08:00,944 --> 00:08:02,277 as best you can. 159 00:08:08,405 --> 00:08:11,649 You should be cleaning your stamps in between uses, 160 00:08:11,649 --> 00:08:13,576 if you're going to switch colors or something like that, 161 00:08:13,576 --> 00:08:17,743 but I am only using this with black, so it's okay. 162 00:08:33,265 --> 00:08:35,064 We've got the vertical one, 163 00:08:35,064 --> 00:08:37,481 which I actually really like. 164 00:08:37,673 --> 00:08:40,052 I didn't really leave a ton of room here, 165 00:08:40,052 --> 00:08:41,132 for the t to start. 166 00:08:41,132 --> 00:08:42,658 I wanted a little bit of breathing space. 167 00:08:42,658 --> 00:08:44,645 And I'm gonna have to glue this here, 168 00:08:44,645 --> 00:08:46,779 which will be hidden behind my frame. 169 00:08:46,779 --> 00:08:48,486 So instead of gluing it right at the edge, 170 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:50,317 I'll glue it down just a tad, 171 00:08:50,317 --> 00:08:52,425 so I'll get a little more breathing room there. 172 00:08:52,425 --> 00:08:56,592 But I like how the text is asymmetrical on this long strip. 173 00:08:57,578 --> 00:08:59,331 That's just my personal sensibility. 174 00:08:59,331 --> 00:09:03,448 You could, of course, center text when you're using it. 175 00:09:03,448 --> 00:09:06,199 Let's take a look at the washi tape. 176 00:09:06,199 --> 00:09:10,032 Which, if I want to use this, and peel it off, 177 00:09:10,204 --> 00:09:12,990 of my wax paper, or whatever surface I'm holding it on. 178 00:09:12,990 --> 00:09:15,950 I'm gonna probably use it in the back, 179 00:09:15,950 --> 00:09:18,117 right onto the background. 180 00:09:18,576 --> 00:09:20,492 You could, of course, tape onto the glass, 181 00:09:20,492 --> 00:09:23,843 but I don't like the tape on the outside. 182 00:09:23,843 --> 00:09:25,501 I'd rather have it nestled in there. 183 00:09:25,501 --> 00:09:29,121 I could also use this strip of paper instead, 184 00:09:29,121 --> 00:09:31,832 and bump it up by using those little foam dots, 185 00:09:31,832 --> 00:09:34,481 and so it would be kind of floating in the middle. 186 00:09:34,481 --> 00:09:37,314 I think this is really pretty too. 187 00:09:38,413 --> 00:09:40,931 But I really like the unexpected pop of the neon yellow, 188 00:09:40,931 --> 00:09:42,904 so I think I'm gonna go with the vertical quote. 189 00:09:42,904 --> 00:09:46,577 To glue this guy in, we'll use our tacky glue. 190 00:09:46,577 --> 00:09:48,430 And I'm not gonna have him right up on the edge. 191 00:09:48,430 --> 00:09:52,597 I want to leave about a third of an inch of space there. 192 00:09:55,529 --> 00:09:58,779 So I'll add some glue right at the top. 193 00:10:04,603 --> 00:10:06,258 Tack that into place. 194 00:10:06,258 --> 00:10:09,425 Coming down just a tad, from the edge. 195 00:10:11,306 --> 00:10:14,556 Until I give the t some breathing room. 196 00:10:16,344 --> 00:10:18,344 I'm gonna trim this guy, 197 00:10:23,672 --> 00:10:24,505 carefully. 198 00:10:28,099 --> 00:10:28,959 Press that down again. 199 00:10:28,959 --> 00:10:32,042 And then add glue at the bottom here. 200 00:10:38,821 --> 00:10:39,948 And then just kind of align it. 201 00:10:39,948 --> 00:10:42,565 You have a little bit of wiggle room here, 202 00:10:42,565 --> 00:10:43,923 while the glue is drying, 203 00:10:43,923 --> 00:10:46,241 just to get that set into place. 204 00:10:46,241 --> 00:10:48,691 And now we can assemble our shadowbox. 205 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:51,108 My E is falling a little bit. 206 00:10:53,174 --> 00:10:55,440 But, that's okay, it's because it's lying flat. 207 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:56,671 It's not gonna lie flat, 208 00:10:56,671 --> 00:11:00,189 and it just doesn't have any support when it's flat. 209 00:11:00,189 --> 00:11:02,439 But it'll be fine, and stay permanently upright 210 00:11:02,439 --> 00:11:04,772 when we've got this upright. 211 00:11:06,625 --> 00:11:08,414 Just make sure there aren't any glaring fingerprints 212 00:11:08,414 --> 00:11:09,414 on my glass. 213 00:11:11,231 --> 00:11:13,814 There might be one or two here. 214 00:11:21,497 --> 00:11:23,414 Give it one final look. 215 00:11:32,453 --> 00:11:35,203 Now let's place him in the frame. 216 00:11:44,735 --> 00:11:46,735 (snaps) 217 00:11:48,956 --> 00:11:50,789 Oh, I forgot the back. 218 00:11:53,770 --> 00:11:55,520 We'll add that board. 219 00:11:56,813 --> 00:11:59,710 And actually, I'm gonna pop this off. 220 00:11:59,710 --> 00:12:01,210 This is to hang it. 221 00:12:01,210 --> 00:12:04,003 And I don't like the sticker showing on the back, 222 00:12:04,003 --> 00:12:06,920 so I usually flip it to the inside. 223 00:12:09,702 --> 00:12:13,119 And you can write the title of the piece, 224 00:12:19,285 --> 00:12:20,952 "the long way home." 225 00:12:29,694 --> 00:12:32,197 It's ready to go on a shelf, or hang on the wall. 226 00:12:32,197 --> 00:12:35,614 I wanted to share with you one variation. 227 00:12:36,722 --> 00:12:38,147 This one I made in a black frame, 228 00:12:38,147 --> 00:12:42,314 and it's a collection of ephemera from when I went to Paris. 229 00:12:42,319 --> 00:12:44,687 In the foreground, I used a tape transfer 230 00:12:44,687 --> 00:12:45,756 for the word Paris. 231 00:12:45,756 --> 00:12:47,359 And if you don't know how to do a tape transfer, 232 00:12:47,359 --> 00:12:49,260 you can check out my image transfer class, 233 00:12:49,260 --> 00:12:50,731 or it's a project in the 234 00:12:50,731 --> 00:12:53,235 "Playing With Image Transfers" book. 235 00:12:53,235 --> 00:12:54,871 And then I used China marker 236 00:12:54,871 --> 00:12:57,311 to draw on the backside of the glass, 237 00:12:57,311 --> 00:12:59,561 and that's a part of Paris. 238 00:12:59,627 --> 00:13:01,565 That's what these lines are here. 239 00:13:01,565 --> 00:13:03,327 And then all of the middle ground 240 00:13:03,327 --> 00:13:05,913 is made up of bits of paper ephemera 241 00:13:05,913 --> 00:13:10,080 that we used the film dots with to create various layers, 242 00:13:10,311 --> 00:13:12,398 and then the background, again, 243 00:13:12,398 --> 00:13:15,743 is just a photocopy of some vintage ephemera. 244 00:13:15,743 --> 00:13:16,889 What I love about a shadowbox, 245 00:13:16,889 --> 00:13:18,588 is it's a really intimate way 246 00:13:18,588 --> 00:13:21,518 to put together a little collection and present it. 247 00:13:21,518 --> 00:13:23,430 Unlike photos from a trip that you might have 248 00:13:23,430 --> 00:13:24,641 shoved into a photo album 249 00:13:24,641 --> 00:13:26,277 that you never get a chance to look at. 250 00:13:26,277 --> 00:13:28,484 This is a way to take all of those little bits 251 00:13:28,484 --> 00:13:32,045 of ephemera, like ticket stubs, and metro tokens, 252 00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:33,950 and little things that you've picked up on a walk 253 00:13:33,950 --> 00:13:35,117 on a vacation, 254 00:13:35,304 --> 00:13:38,333 and present them in this one-of-a-kind art piece. 255 00:13:38,333 --> 00:13:40,739 And these are just two ways to approach a shadow box. 256 00:13:40,739 --> 00:13:42,661 There are other ways you can do it, of course. 257 00:13:42,661 --> 00:13:44,195 There are really no rules. 258 00:13:44,195 --> 00:13:45,799 Just go through your materials, 259 00:13:45,799 --> 00:13:47,837 and start adding elements and layering 260 00:13:47,837 --> 00:13:51,479 to create your own little tiny world in this forum. 261 00:13:51,479 --> 00:13:52,556 And if you need some more inspiration, 262 00:13:52,556 --> 00:13:54,860 you can always check out the artist Joseph Cornell, 263 00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:56,196 who was working in the '40s and '50s 264 00:13:56,196 --> 00:13:58,391 to create shadow boxes as well. 265 00:13:58,391 --> 00:14:00,159 And you can hang it on the wall, put it on a shelf, 266 00:14:00,159 --> 00:14:01,928 or give it to a friend.