Victorian Goth Inspired Mixed Media Canvas

Hello everyone!!

Today I am sharing my latest mixed media project, a victorian goth inspired canvas.
I fell in love with mixed media a few years ago. It was right up my alley!!

I was inspired to make this canvas as a birthday gift for a friend, who was having a Victorian Goth themed party. Let me tell you, that was absolutely beautiful!!

Here is the canvas:

This is one of the projects that you see it in your head, but once you start it totally changes direction! I had originally planned to cover the entire canvas is keys, but once I got started I liked it better with only half the keys. The pearls were not in the original design, but became part of it when I was looking for my gemstones.

You can watch the whole process from start to finish:




Supplies used:

Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Paint in Black Soot
Strands of pearls from Hobby Lobby (I buy them on the roll from the sewing section)
Canvas
Old Keys (I got mine from my work. They were going to throw them away!!)
Tim Holtz Mica Spray in Antiqued Copper
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons in Fired Brick, Barn Door, and Candid Apple
Gemstones
E6000 Glue
Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Fired Brick, and Hickory Smoke
Alcohol Ink in Black
Alcohol Ink in Bronze Metallic Pigment

Thanks for stopping by!
-AR