We are always looking
for cool art for our walls that accent our interests and that are
interesting. I stared something in my family room that I call “The Nerd
Wall”. On it, I plan to hang different pieces of
pop culture that each member of the family loves. In some cases, maybe
only one of us love the show or icon and in other cases, it could be a
family obsession.
Like Batman.
We love Batman.
Out in the cyber world,
I came across an image on Pinterest that layered comic book pages and
classic Batman fight imagery like “BAM” and “POW”. I have also seen
floating all over the internet the reemergence
of String Art so I thought… why not marry the two? (after all, my Nerd
Wall is only so large!)
The sisters and some of
our friends like to get together from time to time for a Pinterest
Party where we all do our own thing to put a different spin on a common
project. This month, we chose to do string art
and I was set with my plan!
The first step- head to
Home Depot and gather supplies. Doing the projects as a group, we are
able to buy the supplies together and save a few bucks. The awesome
people at my local store are more than happy to
cut down a large board for you into whatever sizes you like (as long as
they aren’t too small and thus unsafe to cut on their large saw set
up). In addition to the boards, we needed paint (if you wanted that),
nails, and string. When choosing the nails, I
would recommend thinking about if you want a large nailhead showing on
your design or if you would like the nails to sort of disappear into the
string and overall image.
You will want to prep
your board with paint, stain, or in my case with comic pages prior to
starting the actual string art process. I cut panels out from two comics
that a friend gave me (damaged by his pets)
and used spray adhesive to lay down the pages and a sealer to cover the
pages when I was done. Comic pages are glossy so I didn’t have to worry
about color bleeding.
Once you have your
supplies you can use a template to trace your design or just freehand it
like one member of our group did. I used a template and nailed along
the edge of the Bat Symbol using the width of a
pencil to keep the nails as evenly spaced as I could. After I had my
nails set, I ripped off my paper template and set to wrapping my string.
I like the look of multiple string layers but wrapped erratically in a
random pattern. When you like the way the design
looks, tie off your string on a nail in a knot and cut the excess off.
I added saw tooth
hangers to the back and I was ready to mount it to the wall. I love how
it turned out and it is my starting piece for my new art collection. I
love adding homemade art to our home; it really
personalizes the room and I am able to make exactly what I want!
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