Collages by fine artist Eileen Morey
From the moment I started working on this series of 11 artcards (meaning: 4″ x 6″ cards with art on them), I had a clear vision in my mind. I planned to send the cards to 11 friends – one card to each – after scanning them for a digital installation. Every card was created…
This week, I had a chance to revisit the 1000 Journals Project. It was important. And, as someone who participated in it—receiving that blank journal-in-progress at an extraordinary moment in history—I feel SO fortunate to have been part of the project. Here are my pages. The left is a torn-paper collage, and the right is…
My collages are intuitive. I never know what they’ll look like – or what they’ll mean (to me, anyway) – until they’re finished. This is very much that kind of torn-paper collage. It’s darker than my usual works, but in a mysterious, moody, “old money” way. It will look best matted and in a sophisticated…
Here’s what I wrote when I created this art: In a hotel room in Maine, still “on the road” as we move to New England, I’m making torn-paper collages again. This one is very different from the torn-paper collages I was creating in Florida. It’s more vibrant. More animated. My husband says it looks “happier.”…
Unlike most of my collages, this is about place. It has no people in it. Not even a hint of one. It’s because place was on my mind when I woke up this morning. Places where I fit in. That’s New England. Mostly Boston and coastal Maine, NH, and Massachusetts. And almost any arts community….
Most of my collages flow almost effortlessly as I create them. This one challenged me at several points. Sometimes when I work, I lay out all of the pieces before I start gluing them in place. At other times, I glue pieces as I tear them to size. Most of the time, it’s a little…