Color, unity, and contrast… those were the elements that attracted me as I created this torn-paper collage. It was my second collage of the day. Shades of blue – especially leaning towards teal – have always been my color “comfort zone.” And, as someone with auburn hair, I’ve always liked the contrast. Blue and orange/brown,…
When I saw the magazine photo of the woman walking away, and she was in a fairly empty landscape, it spoke to me about the role of women… and gender issues, in general. The sometimes-solitude of labels and compartmentalization, whether it’s by appearance, gender, age, race, accent, or whatever. From there, I built out this…
Sometimes, plans go awry. This collage… Well, it was intended as an 8″ x 10″ work, so the support I started with was 8.5″ x 11″. But, as I kept working, it grew. The collage elements include images leftover from yesterday’s piece (Resilient collage), especially the balcony photo at the far left of this piece….
As I was creating this collage, the word “resilient” seemed to leap off the page. It’s definitely the theme for this, though I won’t pretend I understand the significance of everything in this mixed media piece. (I work intuitively. If a collage element seems to make visual sense, I use it.) At the moment, we’re…
A dog in a bow tie. A tux. A swimming pool. And then a classic grey-and-brown sitting room or parlour. Those are the main elements in this mixed media collage. I photographed this collage as I finished it, early this morning (in low light). The deep teal colors in the photo are far more vivid…
This collage is bubbled and irregular. That’s largely because I was trying to use Golden Gel Medium as the adhesive. It’s what I’d used almost 20 years ago, when I was art journaling through a difficult divorce. And, for this collage, that’s sort of appropriate. Since the start of the 2020 holiday season, I was…