I seem to be obsessed with scraps these days. They call to mind the debris from explosions (think Ukraine), fragments of lives washed up on a beach from a plane crash or shipwreck. But also the piecing together of worn out scraps to make something useful or beautiful (think quilts in the traditional sense).
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This and the next two images are the 'parts' that I'm making, which are then cut up and reassembled.
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These consist of painted papers, gel prints, found papers, and repurposed 'pieces'.
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Though these have a random look, I do pay attention to varying the scale of the pieces, and the scale of the patterns, textures, and marks on the little bits.
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This work in process combines one of the 'collage quilts' (cut edited) with another work in process. 20"x20" on wood panel.
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Similar in process to the above piece. Both are works in process.
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Collage quilts combined and edited over a painting, 20"x20"
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This one is finished. Ta DA!! 24"x24" on wood panel.
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4"x6" window mat. Trying to see some possibilities of up-close tiny collages in this and the next two images.
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Another option I'm considering is 'floating' these reassembled scraps as 'maps' or continents, with lots of space around them.
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Same as above.
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This process was inspired by my workshop, The Visual Sentence, which I taught in January in Tucson (hosted by MISA) and also at Hudson River Valley Art Workshops last June. The student work was amazing.
Here is some student work from January (click the Facebook icon to see the post):
And this is from Last June:
Oh my, too many tiny scraps! Boxes of bits that I like and cant throw away can be made into words - then into sentences. New inspiration. Thank you Jane! These are just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the floating continent idea. On your finished piece, did you apply paint to knock back some of the colors?
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