More Shabby Collage

Rescued stitcheries added to

Shabby Collage wall plaques and notebooks.

 

Happily stitching along.

 

Phillipa



Paper Collage

Good Morning all. :)

Over the last few days I've been

following the creative urge to get into my paper

collection and throw some glue around.

These 2 are straight ephemera pieces.

And this one is mixed media

with some stitching, of course.

I've had the little souvenir Poi brooch

for years.

I have many many pieces of art-work finished, in paper , and fabric.

But when it comes to mounting them for display or sale, I run into a brick wall.

Do I mount them onto a solid background (paper and small fabric pieces) or display "soft" like a quilt.(Fabric pieces).

I have trouble at this stage as I'm more interested in the process than the finished item.

How do others work thru this dilema. Thats if its your dilema at all..lol

Happy Creating

Til next time

Phillipa

(The procrastinating Finisher)



Collage Inspiration

Today I needed another inspiration input. So i splashed some paint around on some collages I had done.
I use a basic scrapbook, and on one side  I paste in images that Ive collected form magazines, and then on the opposite page I draw a copy.
But as you can see the drawing isnt a direct copy. I find that as you draw, the layout can change and some images are even left out.
So today I decided to get rid of the white page and just quickly painted the pages with watered down acrylic paint.
This little exercise is great for getting ideas moving , and to just be doing something. A collage is a much better point to start the designing process, than looking at a blank page.

And here are a few pages from one of my amaller sketchbooks showings images from Tapa cloth

And german design I found in a book

Maybe these may inspire you too..