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 […]
I used many layers of a poster I found on the ground in Paris with handmade painted papers and acrylic gel. I sanded in between leaving torn paper and scratches in areas. My interest in this piece is the quality of the surface. During the process I made marks with permanent pens and acrylic paints. […]
A series of collages ” Clear Cloudy Rain Snow.” created as bonus collages for 30 Days of Collage
I really enjoyed creating the nature collages. I drifted back to the Summers of the ’60’s when with friends, running fast on the path to the beach ,our feet would burn:) I also remembered organizing the nature table at primary school. My favorite subjects were, art, nature and social studies. I collected many of the […]