Art Above the Bed

Yep, so this is the same pic from the Cushion Obsession blog, but I wanted to talk about the painting above our bed.  I pondered for a long time about what to do with this space.  Being a low bed, the stark white wall (Taubman’s Big White) gave me too many options.  Infinite options paralysed me.  I initially liked the idea of using the Zzzzzz’s above our heads, manga style, with Z’s in different font styles randomly scattered all over the wall.  Then I read somewhere that it’s good Feng Shui to practice symmetry in the bedroom, so I decided on the three canvases.

I layed out the letters on Illustrator, then used them as stencils on the canvas.  I used watercolour paint and a sponge to get the dreamy, cloudy effect.

Project cost: $22.50 (3 canvases  x $5.50, paint & sponge $6)