TCW Creativity Exercise 10: Decollage

Trot Stitch

collage on paper 3"x4"

4 June 2013

Two Guys

collage on paper 3"x4"

2 June 2013

Notes: Removing some of what you apply is trickier than it sounds. I definitely need more practice to get the most out of  this technique.

Outgoing Mail Art 24 June 2013

 Blue Jean Queen
expanded to 4"x6" postcard
sent to Mary England

 Navigation/Finding My Way
expanded to 4"x6" postcard
sent to Mike Dyar/Eat Art

 Making Time
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Rose Becard

 Measure Twice
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Alice So

Post Ode
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Victor Dada

Collage Lab 12: Overprinting

Unit 3 Gesso

Lab 12 Overprinting

27 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• Overprinting adds another dimension visually and adds to meaning and associtions
• Other items visually available at this moment to print with: flower, eraser, bottle cap, brush, napkin, coin, rubber band, foam animal, fabric, crinkled paper
• Try enhancing previous pieces with overprinting; adds depth to piece without adding thickness, try with dark colors as well as light colors to see if value changes effect

TCW Creativity Exercise 9: Squares & Rectangles

 Lush Landscape

collage on paper 4"x3"

2 June 2013

 Like Clockwork

collage on paper 3"x4"

4 June 2013

Collage Lab 11: Sanding Back

images from a reprint of The Toy Bearkins' Christmas Tree

Unit 3 Gesso

Lab 11 Sanding Back

27 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• Results not always predictable, too many layers may be a problem
• Dry sanding worked better to avoid tearing and rolling paper
• Image types to try: black & white copies, color copies, magazine clippings, black & white book pages, photographs, printing samples, postcards
• Mediums to try in place of gesso: acrylic paint, ink, colored pencils

TCW Creativity Exercise 8: Reassemble

Telescope Shuffle

collage on paper 3"x4"

27 May 2013

Collage Lab 10: Adding Tints and Color

solid watercolor, craft acrylic, retouch dye

Unit 3 Gesso

Lab 10 Adding Tints and Color

26 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

•  Equal parts colorant and gesso to make a strongly tinted gesso
• Add gesso to small amount of color to save color

TCW Creativity Exercise 7: Strips

Navigation

collage on paper 4"x3"

27 May 2013

alternating slices of a map and reproduction star chart

Outgoing Mail Art 14 June 2013

Felt Circles
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Valentine Mark Herman

Owl Study
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Darlene Altschul

Post White Tally
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Kerosene

Wrong Number?
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Katerina Nikoltsou

Brown Leghorn in Green
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Becky the snailmailer

Protect and Preserve/Desperation Theology
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to J Block

Walking on Eggshell White
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Susan McAllister

Collage Lab 9: Building Layers

Unit 3 Gesso

Lab 9 Building Layers

26 May 2013

Notes: I need a bit more practice and patience when working with thick layers of gesso to create texture. It's a hurry-up-and-wait sort of medium. I'll keep playing.

TCW Creativity Exercise 6: Image Pairings

 Tangled Web

collage on paper 4"x3"

27 May 2013

Road Trip

collage on paper 4"x3"

27 May 2013

Notes: It took me a little while to find an image I felt I could effectively cut in half to create two unique collages, but I am pleased with the results.

Collage Lab 8: Paper

cardstock with gesso then ink wash, tissue with ink wash,
construction with dark & light acrylic, watercolor with gesso then acrylic wash

Unit 2 Texture

Lab 8 Paper

25 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• Papers used in order of preference: watercolor, construction, tissue, cardstock
• Papers to try: chipboard, bookpapers, mulberry, handmade, newsprint
• Construction paper bled slightly
• More texture in paper means more texture in finished technique

TCW Creativity Exercise 5: Color Plunge

 Round Red

 collage on paper 3"x4"

21 May 2013

 Golden Harvest

 collage on paper 4"x3"

21 May 2013

 Green Eggs

 collage on paper 4"x3"

21 May 2013

Ocean Blue

collage on paper 4"x3"

21 May 2013

Collage Lab 7: Fabrics

linen with gesso & acrylic wash, burlap with partial gesso & ink wash,
muslin with ink wash, felt with dark acrylic & light acrylic highlights

Unit 2 Texture

Lab 7 Fabrics

21 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• Paper texture backgrounds lay flatter, less bulky. Fabric backgrounds have more prominent and varied fibers.
• Ideas to try: tear strips to feature edges, cut image from printed fabric, lace and trims for rows of textures, fabric flowers layered or twisted, weave or stitch other objects into fabrics

TCW Creativity Exercise 4: Color Charge

 Knights Favor

collage on paper 4"x3"

15-16 May 2013

God Save the Queen

collage on paper 4"x3"

15-16 May 2013

Notes: These were initially created for the Black & White exercise. The background images are x-ray photographs of museum items found in a magazine.

Outgoing Mail Art 8 June 2013

Solitary
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Diane Keys

 Shadow
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to David Stanly Aponte

Countdown
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Mail Art Martha

Easy As 1-2-3
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to ex posto facto
 

 White 24 78c File Al
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Amy Irwen

 The History of the History of Death
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Haddock

Findings
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Mimi Shapiro

 Perfect Settings
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Matthew Stolte

Duet
expanded to 6"x4" postcard
sent to Victor Dada

Collage Lab 6: Organics

 

sand, rosemary, poppy seeds

feather, eggshell, raffia

Unit 2 Texture

Lab 6 Organics

15 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• I prefer larger items (feathers, raffia, eggshell.) Grains/sand too messy for my tastes; easier to use ready-made sandpaper for similar texture
• Other ideas: flowers, leaves, tree bark, twigs, tiny pebbles 
• Gesso helped hold things together, didn't take away too much texture
• Substituting matte medium for gesso allows item's natural color through, could be distracting if intended strictly as background, may depend on color of organic item

TCW Creativity Exercise 3: Black & White

Feminine Vision

 collage on paper 4"x3"

15 May 2013

 Dream Mask

collage on paper 4"x3"

15 May 2013

Notes: Two more from this series will appear in Exercise 4, altered with a bit of color.

Collage Lab 5: Corrugated Substrates

gesso

no gesso

Unit 2 Texture

Lab 5 Corrugated Substrates

13 May 2013

"Food for Thought" Notes:

• No gesso allows color and more texture of substrate to show through paint
• Dry brush more textural than washes
• Use to create a raised focal point
• Ways to alter substrate: cut, tear, crush, sand, gesso, paint, wash, puncture
• Even planned techniques may lead to unintended results and happy accidents

TCW Creativity Exercise 2: White Out

Post White

collage on paper 4"x3"

13 May 2013

24 78c White

collage on paper 4"x3"

13 May 2013

Eggshell White

collage on paper 4"x3"

13 May2013

Window White

collage on paper 4"x3"

13 May 2013