Have you heard of Subway Art? Well. apparently it is one of the newest things in wall decor. So of course, I had to make one for myself. There are a many ways that you can make these. I chose to paint mine on a piece of art board. You can personalize these or it can be a verse or a quote that means something to you, or it can just be something random. I chose to personalize mine by naming some of the vacation spots that "my biggest fan" and I have been to since we were married in 2000. I first painted the art board in a brownish bronze color then I traced the words with different size stencils. I hand painted all the words giving them 2-3 coats of paint as needed. I gave it a little hand sanding to slightly distress it and couple of coats of poly to protect it. While painting, I had this thing upside down, side ways, back and forth and back and forth, and NEVER noticed my MISTAKE until I was taking this picture. I swear, I always goof somewhere! I can usually
hide it fix it, but this time I was done, done, DONE, painting those letter, so I just left it. See if you can find my mistake!
I can't believe I didn't notice this! Maybe I am a little dyslexic.../ Just a reminder that there is always room for improvement, and no matter how hard I try, I will never do things perfectly, but that is why they call it art, right? I am right, right? Ok. Oh, one other thing, I haven't been to Hawaii yet, but I am going this year to see my son, come hell or high water! Just a little reminder to "my biggest fan". ;).
Here are some other examples of Subway Art
This one is really distressed!
I love, love, love this dresser. I can't wait until I find a dresser like this so I can paint my own version. I just might make mine with some of the streets in Santa Claus, or Tell City or.....I am not sure, but will come up with something. Have a great day and thanks for taking the time to look.
Kathy
So happy to say I spent alot of those vacations with you. Even Cozumel with a backward z. Love it. It looks awesome. I will be on the lookout for the dresser. I love that idea. Love You
ReplyDeleteI just did subway art on my coffee table! I love the way it came out. It is about 3 posts back on mine but I love the look of subway art!
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