Thursday 24 January 2013

Collage with Vintage Papers and Maps

Great news the Chelmsford Community Pop-up Shop is to re-open. Lucky for me I have been working on some new collages.


The Word is on the Fashion River.

Using a mixture of pages from Boy's Annual 1901, Bible 1890, Who's Who 1974, Dictionary 1913, Butterick Patterns 1980's, AA map 1970's and modern tissue paper, the sort that bleeds when wet. 8 x 8 deep canvas. 



The Word is on the Center of Paris Fashion.

Same as before but the map is 1940's European one and the figures are from 1950's French Sewing magazine. 10 x 10 square canvas with sloping sides, no sharp edges.



The Word is on the Fashion Square.

Same materials as picture one. 8 x 8 narrow canvas.


The Word is on the Fashion Pattern.

Same materials as picture one. The figure is cut from a photograph of a 1930's pattern. 8 x 8 deep canvas. 

All the canvases have texture. I really like doing collage on a textured canvas. It adds a different dimension to what can be a rather flat picture.

Next one is 20 x 16.

The Word is on the Beachy Habitations.


I used the European map pages, a little of the East and South Coast from the AA map, all torn into small pieces and images from The London Illustrated News and other similar periodicals, dating from 1850 to 1900. 

This was a lot of work snipping all those tiny images and working out the architecture of the houses. 

Did you know that a 1913 dictionary does not have the word Seaside in it? Also lots of words seem to have changed their meanings since 1913. 

I am really liking the tissue paper, that colour blue makes the pictures really zing. When you are sticking it you get blue glue. This spreads into the other papers. I have edged the large picture with the blue tissue, but not used it in the main part.

These will all be heading off to the Chelmsford Community Pop-up Shop.

For those new to my blog, the Pop-up shop is a charitable venture that takes over an empty shop in a smart shopping center. You can read more from an earlier blog post  here .





22 comments:

  1. As usual Joan you have created another master piece.
    You just need to be discovered now......xx

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    1. Thank you Linda!!! Just off to bed and I've got another eye problem, so you have cheered me up :-) x J

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  2. joan, these collages are terrific! i love the use of pattern tissues, and maps and the images on the envelopes themselves!

    i us lots of vintage patterns in my work, but for some reason i have only used the pattern tissues, i end up throwing away the envelopes the patterns come in. . . . now i will remember to incorporate the images into my work.

    thanks!

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    1. Hi Rebecca hey that's great to hear I've helped!!! :-) Joan

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  3. Love the imiges you choosed and the combinations! S.

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    1. Never noticed the error :-) Danke schoen my friend Waveney Wilcox is an artist living in Germany, near Karlsruhe x Joan

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  5. Love your fashion pix but the beach one really is super! I love what you did with the houses.xx

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  6. I love these, especially that last one! Now following you, and off to check out your Etsy shop! www.decoratevintage.blogspot.com

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  7. You've done a fun and interesting collage on ALL of these! Maps are so useful....they're not just for traveling anymore!

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  8. Hey thanks I am knocked out by the wonderful comments about these works. They are now for sale in the shop in Chelmsford Essex UK. Here's hoping I sell some - car repairs again! X Joan

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  9. Wow, your map-inspired pieces are amazing! I especially love the "Beachy Habitations" piece. Thanks for participating in our Collage Obsession challenge this week.

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    1. Hey Sherry really enjoyed being part of your challenge. Glad you liked my art. Hope I can take part again.

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  10. Thanks on your marvelous posting! I actually enjoyed reading it you might be a great author. I will make certain to bookmark your blog and may come back very soon. I want to encourage you to continue your great work, have a nice weekend!

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    1. Hi Terry thanks so much for visiting. Great comment from you and very encouraging thank you Joan

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  11. I really adore vintage papers, so pleased to see this! I am love with the houses at the bottom of your post. Thank you for sharing :)
    ManonX

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  12. Hi Joan, love the collages... lovely to see you at Lotties Paper Saturday.. :)

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  13. Your collages are so lovely, and I love the vintage feel - though I was making my clothes from patterns like those in the 1950s, so I'm as vintage as they are.
    I love making collages but have never used canvases, so I'll give that a try. Thanks for sharing the idea.

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Your comments are all read and appreciated. Hope you will forgive me if I miss commenting on your comment, I will be busy doing art :-) x Joan