Our latest play date was all about collage. We were inspired by a piece in the MOCA museum book art show by Louise Forbush. I tried to recreate the look of her collage by using assorted pieces of neutral coloured ephemera glued to a 12" square canvas with matte medium.
I added a row through the middle using blue-ish papers. I added a light wash of gesso to create more contrast. I wasn't sure what to do next - it still needs something. so I went ahead and started another.
For this one I created sections of colour using all vintage papers - blues, pinks and yellows. I've been "living" with it for a week now, trying to figure out what to do next!
Here is D's canvas - a work in progress. She started with a text background and added some buildings to create a skyline.
Here is S's canvas in progress. She also started with a text background and is creating a sort of landscape with bits of colourful papers.
This is K's work. She was inspired by a street scape by the artist - using Asian text and handmade papers.
Here is it one step further along.
And here is Z's collage - she did a smaller layered composition with various papers and added a quote and a piece of found barbed wire!
