“A Question of Time”
by
Leigh Snaith-Brunton ~ The Sharpie Domino Queen
Design Team Leader

The design for this project developed from two sources of inspiration. The title and theme “A Question of Time” is one of my favourite Depeche Mode songs. The second is the piece of metal I used as the ‘body’ of my Time Doll. My hubby was dismantling a damaged computer hard drive and asked if I wanted to keep anything for use in my art. The minute I saw the cover plate of the hard drive with the indented circle my muse got very excited! I saw the potential and envisioned a clock as the focal point in that circle!
(See Picture 2)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton

Start the project by applying Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Ranger) randomly to the inside of the metal cover plate with a felt applicator. I used the following inks: Ginger, Butterscotch, Caramel, Raisin, Terracotta and Espresso.
(See Picture 3)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton

Stamp the letter ‘A’ image (Letters & Time by Stampington & Company) and the clocks collage (Frantic Stamper) onto a sheet of printer transparency with black StazOn ink (Tsukineko). Glean the word ‘time’ and a large ‘question mark’ from a newspaper. Trim the word ‘time’ but tear the edges of the ‘?’.

Trim the letter ‘A’ and adhere the top right and bottom left corners to the metal frame with Aleene’s Fast Grab Glue. (See Picture 4)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  Also glue the ‘?’ and the word ‘time’ in place. (See Picture 5
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton and Picture 6)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  Beneath the ‘?’ add the word ‘of’ using stickers. (See Picture 7)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  Apply Ancient Page dye inks (Clearsnap) to the newspaper clippings and the stickers with a piece of scrunched up paper towel. I used yellow, orange and terracotta inks to blend the additions into the background.

Trim the clocks collage transparency and punch tiny holes into the four corners with a paper punch. Also punch one hole in the top left corner of the ‘A’ transparency. Stamp the Time Doll (Stampers Anonymous) components onto a sheet of white cardstock, colour with chalks and blend with a Dove blender pen. (See Picture 8)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  Cut out the components and attach to the metal ‘body’ with gold mini brads. The brads also secure the transparencies in place.

Paint the surface of a wooden triangle with white gesso. Once dry stamp the clocks collage onto the triangle with coal black Ancient Page dye ink. Paint the triangle with gold, copper and silver metallic acrylic paints. Colour the faces of the clocks by applying dye inks with a piece of paper towel. Paint the back of the triangle copper and also paint a wooden craft stick copper. Seal the surface with Delta CeramCoat glossy varnish. Adhere the triangle to the top of the metal ‘body’ with Aleene’s Fast Grab glue and then glue the craft stick onto the back of the triangle and the metal ‘body’ with hot glue for stabilization.

Stamp the head of the Time Doll onto a shiny white standard domino (See Picture 9)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  and the face of ‘Clock Face with Wings’ (A Stamp in the Hand) (See Picture 10)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton  onto a shiny triomino with coal black Anicent Page dye ink and heat set. Colour the game tiles with Sharpies and add details with fine point metallic gold and silver DecoColor paint pens. Edge and colour the sides of the domino with a broad point gold paint pen and the triomino with a silver paint pen. Seal both game tiles with a coat of Judikins Diamond Glaze. For more information on my Sharpie colouring technique please visit my website at http://www.velvetpawcreations.com .

Apply metallic gold paper wings (www.paperartsy.co.uk) to the back of the triomino with Aleene’s Fast Grab glue. Adhere the ‘head’ domino to the triangle and metal ‘body’ and the triomino with hot glue. Adhere a silver metal piece also gleaned from the dismantled hard drive (it’s part of the arm that reads the disks) to the ‘head’ domino with hot glue. Embellish the ‘head’ domino and the metal ‘body’ with watch cog parts (wheels). Adhere them to the centers of the clocks with Aleene’s Fast Grab glue. (See Picture 11)
© Leigh Snaith-Brunton

Finish the Time Doll with the addition of a real clock. The clock needs to be secured to the ‘body’ in such a way that allows for the clock to be removed when needed. For this I fashioned a frame from silky black cording. Cut the cording to the designed length and adhere the two ends together with hot glue. I used a black glue stick but if you’ve only got clear then you can colour the glued area with a black Sharpie marker. Put the clock inside the cord frame and apply Aleene’s Fast Grab glue just to the back of the cord frame and adhere it to the ‘body’.

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