This to That - glues

Which glue to use is always a tricky problem. This to That will not only tell you which one works for a particular purpose, but why, and how to use it.

It's US-centric, but a lot of products cross over, and a bit of poking around will always find you a UK equivalent.

Piet Mondrian

Generally, when we think of Mondrian, we think of something like this -



(Rhythm of Black Lines, c. 1935-42)

I'd had absolutely no idea that his early work was so different, and yet so similar. If you look at the brushwork and the patterns in this one (Gray Tree, 1911) -



- then there are very definitely similarities there. I'm yearning to go and look at his work in the flesh, or at least the canvas, now. Artchive has a really interesting essay on his work, explaining the progression. I love the image of artist as technocrat, and it's very much of his age.

Cartouche network

I did this as a substrate for mixed-media pieces - specifically, I wanted one to put on the cover of my laptop. It's done from katsura onto some rather nice Indian paper (this piece has cornflower petals - I also did plain white, grey, and medium grey-blue, and haven't decided which I'll use yet) without dampening it.

Originally, I was intending the network to be much more vine-like, but I'm not unhappy with the way it turned out.