Tag: craft materials
-
Collage Tutorial 7. On a Prayer. Vintage Photos. Postcards..
A new collage using vintage postcards and photos. I used a beautiful Japanese prayer card a square of gold cardboard from a box of French chocolates, a vintage photograph of Mt. Fuji and orangy twine with a tiny cut- out from a vintage postcard. Handwritten words on Japanese paper. A Japanese friend of mine translated…
-
Collage Tutorial 5. Working with Textiles.
Another abstract composition created with fabrics. I pretty much gravitate more towards abstraction ideas in my work, rather than representation , as this is how I see the world… For this piece I used a canvas board with a layer of aged cotton canvas glued on top. Next a layer of hand-dyed, aged scrim torn…
-
Collage Tutorial 2. Black & White Study
Black and white study for collage course. We were asked to create a collage using only black and white materials. I loved this exercise and found myself wanting to add some colour…I couldn’t resist and made 2 collages. I collected 2 canvas boards, black and white vintage papers, wallpaper and newer paper. As in…