Sunday 28 July 2013

Multi Layered Collage Work

Here's how I start my multi layered collage pictures.

Always I have bits left over from other collages or mixed media work using paper. So I decided after the studio clear up that I have to make an effort to use these leftovers up.

I took a sheet of A2 cartridge paper, heavy texture medium, to use as the glue and the box of bits and pieces.

Here are the results.

 Victorian adverts and front header of a newspaper.

 French fashion plates, more Victorian newspapers items and sheet music.
 1950 knitting booklet and some Edwardian babies.

Here's what they might look like in a multi aperture mount. I'm going to call this series Fragments.
 Its quite fun when you get a pair of eyes peeking out of a narrow aperture as in row 2 column 1. If you are not happy with your collage just keep adding bits until you get what you want. You can buy multi aperture mounts for photographs. The ones I have were from another arty friend who could not think what to do with them.

I often paint these using acrylic paint and glazing medium. Then drag a notched piece of plastic over to make a pattern. Have a look at my previous post for examples. I also add images from children's picture books or annuals. These little characters interact with the background figures.

These examples are not finished yet I have to play around some more. That's why I love my art you get to play!

Now I'm off to Handmade Harbour to visit some other talented bloggers blogs.

9 comments:

  1. I love what you've done with those mounts - they look amazing!

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  2. You are so clever. Waste not want not!! I really like the little snip bits you get in the frames. xx

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  3. Wow, I've just looked at your completed pieces from your previous blog, and they look great. It's always nice to hear how other people start a piece of work, thank you for sharing.

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  4. I really like how the collages work in the frames. Really great idea.
    Ali x

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  5. As usual Joan another great original project.....xx

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  6. It really doesn't look like these are 'leftover' - so great together and I'm particularly envious of the railway advertisement.

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  7. Thank you all for the great comments. x Joan

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  8. Love this new series of work Joan x

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  9. oh I adore this layer look. Very nice.

    I am new over at Three M.

    Please have a look at my piece of Affirmation Challenge.

    Over at my blog.

    Enter Imagination id all else fails. Tee,hee

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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