collage exercises cont.

photo - shadow play

late afternoon sun leaving a pattern of leaves on the blind

collage exercises

Following on from my new years resolution I have been reading through Gerald Brommer's book and making notes.  I am trying to teach myself to see more critically.  I took the book with me on holidays and made notes and now am anxious to be home with my paints and papers and play a bit.  In the interim I bought a glue stick and stuck down some papers torn from a tourist info mag and had a small play with colour and line.  A bit later on I tore up a card I had made (acrylic on watercolour paper) and some Christmas wrapping paper and worked on a flower collage. 

news years resolutions

Ages ago I picked up a second hand book - Inspired to Stitch   The Creative Embroidery Course by Wendy Lees. I have made a resolution to work through the exercises and will set aside a couple of hours x 2 to play with the exercises ... my posts will be a way to make me accountable.

Another book I want to play and have fun with is Collage Techniques A Guide for Artists and Illustrators  by Gerald Brommer. Part 1 is called Exploration: Attitudes, Material; and Techniques.  I am really looking forward to getting into paper and paste :-)

and I am going to teach myself to use my camera properly!

alley way off little bourke st, melbourne

fractals

These images are from an interesting website WebEcoist.  Click here to be diverted to their site for more amazing images.

I find the spirals and curves in shells entrancing.  Find I embroider spirals a lot and will keep playing with them - hopefully the penny will drop one day and a work will grow out of my play!

dream weaver

Mixed media work started at a work shop with Pamela Priday.