If I’m going to do these collage lessons (Drew Steinbrecher’s Collage Makers Summit) I’m going to need more space. It seems, over the years, that my little art room is shrinking inwards due to all the bins and boxes of things around the edges of the room!
Here’s the first thing I made, Day 1 and 2.
This was done after watching the first video lesson by the artist, Tara Axford. She called her lessons: Remove from Cart, Using Recyled Materials in Collage.
So pulled out some of the packing boxes I’d broken down and put in the recycle bin to use, cut some pieces, did as she said to prep them and then painted and added embellishments.
I like it but not sure how archival/lasting the piece will be since it’s using cardboard box material. Perhaps if we sealed it with acrylic matte medium or something else (clear gesso), it might hold up for a few years…but it was fun trying it out and it resonated with me so that I had an idea what the design would be right away and then added the broken earring (center off the circle), the little gemstones (glued on) and the string (I found in with my needlepoint/embroidery stuff). You just never know what you have lying around!
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