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A peek inside my collage/origami lotus flower artist trading card… Hello! This is a follow-up to last week’s article in which I mentioned creating an origami/collage fusion-inspired artist trading card (ATC) using the lotus flower design as inspiration. Today I’ll share some tips on making one with you… After showing my husband Kevin […] A selection of my origami magazine papers… For years, I’ve longed to make origami but haven’t been successful. You see, It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve never been able to follow the written or diagram instructions on how to make it. I remember once trying to fold a simple boat, and no matter […] … I told the interviewer, I believed stories are found things, like fossils in the ground, he said that he didn’t believe me. I replied that this was fine, as long as he believed that I believe it. And I do. Stories aren’t souvenir tee-shirts or GameBoys. Stories are relics, part of undiscovered pre-existing […] When I first began visual journaling, working with magazine fragments of fabric patterns really began to interest me. I remember a friend pointing out how cool it was that a character I’d collaged was wearing “hound’s tooth”. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I Googled it. Although I was familiar […] Tired of the Same Old, Same Old? Happy New Year! It’s been a treat to take […] On my daily jaunts through shopping centres, the Observer in me has noted how everyone is going pattern crazy this year! As a collage artist obsessed with perfecting my use of colour, texture and patterns, I find this fashion trend so exciting! Recently, I spotted an eye-catching mix of floral and camouflage prints on […] This past week, I’ve nursing a terrible cold which just seems to be clinging on to me for dear life. Despite my lack of sleep, I saved up enough energy to create a brand new collage to share with you (inspired by a Kurt Vonnegut quote) along with a short, sweet seasonal reflection. A […] Michelle Casey, “The Sound of Silence”, Collage/mixed media Journal page, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2010. This image was scanned and printed by Norm Prest… such a beautiful sample of our collaborative efforts… During the last month, I’ve lost two dear friends… my Uncle Doug and my scanning and printing technician, Norman Prest. Both […] I discover two versions of myself in “Ghosts of the North, Part II” (a collage in progress). Part III will soon be in the works. What it will reveal, I have only just begun to imagine… Dream Journal, September 6, 2010: My husband’s body and that of an Inuit hunter are discovered floating […] |
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