Gold leaf Relief Knot ATC

Gold leaf relief knot,

gesso and gold leaf on (three thicknesses of) acid free cardstock

3.5" x 2.5"

I wish you could touch this! The fun thing about this series of ATC's is that I can try new techniques on a small scale. I had a lot of fun building layers of gesso to make this knot three dimensional. It's not as smooth as it could be, but I rushed it because I wasn't sure if the idea would work. Next time, I'll use thinner layers of gesso, and sand down the final layers a bit, if need be. Still, I was thrilled with it. It's so tactile, and I made sure to give it a couple of light coats of Kamar varnish so it can be touched.