As you know, I love to take online classes so that I do not get stale. Quite a few of the online projects would utilize photos or magazine images in collage projects. I never felt comfortable using someone else's work. Sooo...I decided to do a small series (9) of monochromatic collage pieces using pieces from my own works. An arm might be used from one image and a body from another-and this created new images and gave me the freedom to experiment with a lot of different processes. Here are three of the nine pieces. You will note that a little color did creep in! Could not help myself.
The holidays are upon us and little to nothing gets done in my studio. As an artist I love dreary days, cold weather, and any excuse not to go out. Studio time is precious....But it is known that we find joy if we live in the moment.. so I remind myself daily to embrace the craziness of the season... may the end of this year bring you many blessings...love from my heart to you....di
