When I cut shapes and colors out of magazines, I save them for future collages. I loved these two faces and was happy that they both found a home in this particular Collorage.
Classic
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Motif
As I was rearranging these shapes and colors, I found a similarity to the motifs of Native American textiles and rugs emerging in the final composition.
Blue Moons
As I was cutting these shapes I was struck by the blue spheres. A “blue moon” is a rare occurrence, but for this Collorage artistic license allows me multiple blue moons. 🙂
Ardor
These warm colors of pinks and orange evoke the heartfelt emotion of affection.
Glacial
As I was assembling these colors, they reminded me of deep glacial waters.
Project Exploration: Reconstruction to Construction
My project is about joyfully creating something out of nothing which gives me pleasure. The materials I use are pictures from discarded magazines which I transform into images that are meaningful to me. The first impact my images have on viewers is color. Therefore I call my collages “Collorages”.
Celestial Portal
This is the first collage I made for my project. It was inspired by the starry sky.
Arter Intro, Intro to Arter
I have proposed to shoot self portraits with cameras. I will often be holding a sign that reads:
“look at me, I’m an artist”. This is a personal experiment in identity as an artist or creative person.
Being new to the U.P., I will want to include outdoor surroundings, as I am inspired by this new
environment!
My rules (if I remember them correctly) are to spend at least 17mins a day on the project.
So far, I have discovered new angles on the idea, as I see other arters do as well.
Just rollin along
I’ve found a rhythm since I’m just using the rolling mill now. Pieces are ready, I roll them through the mill, patina and I’m done in a short time. Since I pretty much have a handle on the rolling mill, I’m going to try etching the metal next for texture. Reading up on the different methods, lots of choices.
Day 51- Swirly, fiberous, hand-made paper, love it, one time use; Day 52- Brass texture plate; Day 53- Brass texture plate; Day 54- Brass texture plate; Day 55- Brass texture plate; Day 56- Brass texture plate; Day 57- Brass wire, can be manipulated into any shape; Day 58- Gauze, one time use; Day 59- steel ornament; Day 60- Cut-up old, lace curtain, one time use.
Koh-I-Noor Clearprint Cross Country Project – “Gatherers”
I was recently chosen by Koh-I-Noor to be 1 of 10 Artists throughout the United States to add my Art to their Clearprint Cross Country Project.
We had 7 days to create and add our artwork to an Artists Pad where each artist creates artwork on one page of the Vellum pad and then it is sent to next Artist.
It was great fun and also a great honor to be chosen!