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Making “A Memory of a Photo of My Parents”

I’m still in the process of writing up the proceedings for the fabulous opening of my “Pieces of Me III” exhibition this past week. Today I thought I’d share some thoughts with you about the infamous journal page that graces my postcard cover for the show… I don’t think many of you may know […]

Student Spotlight: Escape into Erika Deruaz’s Fantasy Garden

Erika Deruaz, Vision Board, Collage, 16 x 20 inches, June 2010

A petite energetic soul, Erika Deruaz is an accomplished artist who paints and collages among other things. A well-seasoned artist, what impresses me about her is her long-term passion for art and her continued ability to dream. Here are her vision board […]

“Mrs. S”: A Commemorative Journal Page

I enjoy making commemorative journal pages about family, friends, real life or fictive characters or even strangers who’ve transformed my life in some way. This week’s sneak preview is about, “Mrs. S”, a journal page from my upcoming Atrium Show.

I was all set to make a page about another teacher, when in my […]

September 2011: Collage Bits & Bytes

Mary Delany, Detail of Passion Flower, Paper Collage, 1777

First Love Blooms in Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden

If you’ve read my blog: Unearthing Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden, you’ll know how inspiring her book is for those of us struggling to make an art career for ourselves late in life. Having just finished reading […]

Collage Tip #8: Collaging A Dream Journal

Dreams make the perfect subject matter for collaging; their surreal (unreal) quality can give you a great jumping-off point for creating art.

Why bother collaging your dreams (or nightmares)? Well, a seemingly random series of images coming together in our mind to form events that don’t initially make sense, might suddenly if we […]

Molly Peacock’s Book Unearths Mary Delany’s Paper Garden

With several projects on the go, I haven’t had much time to read this year. Even still, I’m slowly ploughing through several books. One is Molly Peacock’s: The Paper Garden; the true story of eighteenth century artist Mary Delany, inventor of her very own form of collage (or “paper mosaick”): “Flora Delanica”.

I discovered […]

Journal Page Highlight: The Lost Boy

Today, I’d like to share some thoughts about a page I sort of … well, “lost”. As much as I wanted to include it in my current series of works in the Atrium Show, it won’t be there. Sometimes a precious page may be ruined when it gets glued down in an awkward fashion […]

Journal Page Highlight: I was Raised on Country Sunshine

Today I’d like to share some thoughts with you about another one of my latest journal pages, “Country Sunshine”, which was named in part by the cheerful country tune made popular by Dottie West. Late last year while taking a workshop in Arnprior, I enjoyed trading stories with another student about country music’s role […]

The Collage Artist is In!

Hello! It’s been nice to take a break from blogging to concentrate (almost) exclusively on producing works for my upcoming Atrium Gallery show. Some of my friends thought I was away on vacation, but no such luck! I was here in my subterranean studio slogging away collaging!

It was exciting, nevertheless, to delve into […]

Vision Board Spotlight: Monika Seidenbusch’s Dream Chalet

Monika Seidenbusch, Vision Board, January 2011, 16 x 20 inches

I first met Monika Seidenbusch, an artist and painter, while exchanging Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) a few years ago. I remember being so taken by her superbly stylized portraits of women that I now proudly display one in my home. I love the […]