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Saturday, May 29, 2021

New collage art journal and new collages

I finished creating in my last art journal here. This is an art journal that I had in my collection. I made it some time ago when I wanted to practice the Coptic stitch. It isn't fancy or cute or (fill in the blank). It's functional. The 7 inches x 9.5 inches portrait orientation substrate is a discarded book cover with decorative duct tape. There's 7 signatures of 80lb drawing paper. Each signature has 3 folios. I'm gradually crating in larger art journals, which pushes me creatively. The last journal was 7 inches x8.5 inches landscape orientation.

 

This is the first collage created in my new art journal. It was fun and a bit challenging to create in this new size and format. It has a combination of artist made papers, altered papers and commercially printed papers. Creating

 

Creating this collage was outside my comfort zone. Multiple layers of torn papers, if not done thoughtfully, can be a mess. This is why I like creating in an art journal. It gives me permission to play.

I usually don't title my collages that reside in an art journal. If I did give this one a title, it would be "Kitchen Sink". 😉


 

Another multiple layered collage. Practice, practice, practice.


 Fun, off center collage.



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