Windows Term: 2 Year: 2006 Diffusion paper is fantastic to work with and creates some terrific results , but what if we were to use something similar that has been donated to the art room – would the results be the same? Coffee Filters! Same absorbency and diffusion but free- and an interesting shape. By cutting off the sewn edge of the filters we ended up with the semi- circular shape which in turn gave us the circular display option. Water Soluble textas were used to colour the coffee filter. Water was then carefully applied to blend and bleed the colours together giving beautiful mixtures of tone and tertiary colours we couldn’t imagine were created! Colour could still be applied to the wet paper and changes were instantaneous. This colour and water application continued over two one hour sessions with care being taken not to make the finished piece too ‘muddy’. Black cover paper ‘bars’ were then carefully cut and applied in a design to enhance the overall colour application. The final display was completed by positioning the filters together to create the circles. This looks wonderful displayed on windows to get the light reflecting from behind. Lisa James – Art Specialist Diamond Creek East Primary School