“CHOCOLAT DREAM” Genivieve packed the dressing table drawer with thin tissue and very gently put the delicate antique scrap laces from her grandmothers wedding gown in, then reached for the chocolate box. As the wife of a fine chocolatier in France, she knows, too much will falter her figure but she can’t resist the […]
Many thanks!!! to both these lovely ladies who recently sent me goodies in the post for collage! Chloe Marie Jane Gravois
Whats under your Bonnet? This was a fun project…I used a vintage 1960’s New idea magazine to cut out found words, phrases and images. Looking at my finished piece now, I can see the composition is all over the place with no central focal point and may change it in the future I found the […]
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 […]
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 […]