The title to this hand cut and paste collage is the title of this post. I love to paint paper- I will sometimes paint large sheets of paper like 22' X 30". I cut it to the size of the background that I want to use. It is incredibly freeing to paint with large strokes and mixing colors right on the sheet. It is very different from the elements I carefully cut for my collages. I sometimes will spend a whole day cutting out things
to collage with. It becomes almost a Zen-like exercise as I just get in
the zone with a sharp blade. The letterhead guy is from a rubber stamp from a long time ago- the company was called Mars Tokyo. I love mail art and that stamp made me think of that.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Stage Fright
This one was fun. It's titled: Edward's Stage Fright Was Beginning to be a Problem. Sometimes
it's important to just have fun. That's the case with this hand cut and paste collage. I altered a photograph of an auditorium for the background. The idea just came out of nowhere. When I was much younger I did some community theater acting. I had a part in the Neil Simon play, LUV. There are only 3 characters in the whole play- it was the most lines I had ever had to learn and almost lost it opening night. When I finished this collage that was the memory that was triggered.
it's important to just have fun. That's the case with this hand cut and paste collage. I altered a photograph of an auditorium for the background. The idea just came out of nowhere. When I was much younger I did some community theater acting. I had a part in the Neil Simon play, LUV. There are only 3 characters in the whole play- it was the most lines I had ever had to learn and almost lost it opening night. When I finished this collage that was the memory that was triggered.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Ticket to Ride
This is a hand cut and paste collage. The title is: Ticket to Ride and there is for sure a story to be told here. I am from southern Iowa and this map shows the area I was from- I kept moving north- first northern Iowa- then Minneapolis and now Bemidji in Northern Minnesota.
I am very excited as I just found out I will be teaching 2 classes at The Pacific NW Art School in October of 2014. http://www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org/ This school is located on Whidbey Island (near Seattle). This is a beautiful location and a wonderful school. One of the classes I will be teaching there is: Narrative Collage-Story telling with Collage.
I am very excited as I just found out I will be teaching 2 classes at The Pacific NW Art School in October of 2014. http://www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org/ This school is located on Whidbey Island (near Seattle). This is a beautiful location and a wonderful school. One of the classes I will be teaching there is: Narrative Collage-Story telling with Collage.
Friday, July 5, 2013
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