Sunday, June 04, 2006

Kosher Salt

I made some more cards today - a bit of AM insomnia - with the Strathmore Aquarius Paper which I wet with a sponge, used a big brush on to make big color patterns and then while it was still wet, I dusted the whole thing with Kosher Salt and let it dry for a while. Kosher Salt (rather than regular salt) really does the coolest effect to wet on wet watercolor. I guess if there is a Jewish element to my art of late it is the use of Kosher Salt...

1 comment:

L.M. Saslow said...

Kosher Salt is available at most supermarkets - it is used to make meat Kosher (hard to explain) and to season gourmet cooking. It also makes great Margarita Salt...In addition to the arts and crafts uses. It comes in a big blue box with the morton insignia...not the canister.