Gathering Winooski 7/14/12
A great turn out last Thurs. night made the little
mini-studio in residence hum with conversation, and laughter. So grateful to
all those who stopped by.
I feel like I
have traded roles this summer with my students as I experiment with the simple
found materials and projects reminiscent of my preschool teaching gig. The
little studio is filling up with art and I like the way it is coming together
as a whole. I am thinking of bringing in a vintage folding screen with fabric
or paper on it to create more display space.
I gathered a stack of New Yorker magazines last week. I
thought using them for collage would be more of a challenge than using
something known for wonderful photographic illustrations such as National
Geographic, Martha Stewart, or Vogue. It turns out they are fantastic for the
kinds of collage I had in mind.
The advertisements and illustrations, when torn or cut in
small pieces, provide an extensive palette of colors and textures. I created one
series with torn pieces, glued to patterned backgrounds from old wallpaper
sample books. I am working on a second series now where each edge of each piece
is cut with scissors. The second series is my first foray into paper crazy
quilts. After all the pieces are
glued in place, I am drawing little stitch lines with a fine point marker along
each join to simulate the hand stitching of a crazy quilt. I plan to make some
more elaborate drawn embroidery marks as well.
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