Playing with negative spaces was a challenge for me. Though both negative and positive spaces appear in everything, we usually only see positive space but, in creating artworks, both areas are just as important as each other. I used many different types of found papers for this piece, including vintage wallpapers, dressmaking tissue, negative snowdrop […]
This collage links to my interest in the world of vintage advertising, Pop Art and Andy Warhol Once again I worked in layers Starting with a base layer of distress inks, paint swatch stickers and hand painted papers, I then added vinyl tape and letters Finally, more paint swatches with vintage stamps, stencils and ink […]
Update! I took off the “I love Paris tape” as it just didn’t work for me. This collage is on a piece of water colour paper aged the with Parisian essence, then baked in the oven. A piece of vintage French paper old blue ticket is taped down with tartan scotch tape Ive had since […]
Warm Collage – Lafayette Pink Thinking of my daughter today, who lives in Paris France. Last time I was there I experienced my first ever white Xmas. It snowed and snowed. We went to Galleries Lafayette but didn’t buy anything as it just too expensive but I did grab samples, advertising papers and junk for […]
My first practical day of the “30 Days of Collage” by Stephanie Levy course. It was Melbourne Cup Day so this was an excuse for me to grab a (naughty snack attack) stash to help me along with my artplay day. I gathered all my paints , crayons, salt, tapes and began. The first lot […]