Do you swoon when you see layers of time-worn paint and stain on the side of a barn, or better yet, on a piece of furniture? I mean, there's a story there. That chippy goodness tells the life of that piece, and what travels it's had. No, I'm not crazy, but maybe a bit head-over heels with appreciation for the past. Those layers speak to me telling me a bit about each change it's had. For instance, the life of a table could be this: a table was built and stained and sold by the original creator. Then the new owner wore out the top with her kids meals and decided to throw on a coat of white paint to freshen it up. Eventually that same table heads to a garage sale, where a man purchases it to put in his garage and throws on a coat of blue paint because white gets too dirty....you get the idea!
When I am blessed enough to have such a piece come across my path, I try to find out as much as I can about it's history so that when it's no longer mine I can continue the story. But...sometimes it's fun to create my own story by using paint and stain make something appear to have had a history. That's what's led me to share my project for the 2015 Project Challenge - Paint/Stain. It's all about layers!
