tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post2098121996895930881..comments2024-03-29T11:09:36.356-04:00Comments on collage journeys by Jane Davies: A Few More GridsJane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-63082914683395130702015-07-03T07:46:26.346-04:002015-07-03T07:46:26.346-04:00EXACTLY! But I would die of boredom just copying ...EXACTLY! But I would die of boredom just copying a small piece onto large canvas. And winning prizes or selling work would not be a measure of success. It might be a more interesting challenge for some kinds of work (the artist you cite has the challenge or rendering in watercolor what she sees in magazine images), but mine would be utterly lifeless done this way. Your are right: Fine Art America can produce my small work as large prints, which is one main advantage of buying prints! Scaling up is a much more complex issue of finding new tools new gestures, new materials in some cases, new orientation towards the piece. Jane Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-33726011776211334402015-07-03T06:48:00.326-04:002015-07-03T06:48:00.326-04:00PS--Isn't this one of the things Fine Art Amer...PS--Isn't this one of the things Fine Art America does, replicates a smaller version into a much bigger one? How successfully have smaller scale designs translated into larger ones there, in your experience?Carol Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058087717859112738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-59399518181426565312015-07-03T06:25:53.564-04:002015-07-03T06:25:53.564-04:00I think about this going big question as well. How...I think about this going big question as well. However, it seems to me that when one "builds" paintings with collage that is based, literally, on hand sized techniques, it is hard to switch to a larger scale. Even the creative gestures and tools are different: large arm movements replace small ones, bigger brushes and implements are needed.<br /><br />For instance, scribbling and scratching that are calligraphic, gelli prints, monoprints using found objects and tools (like kitchen utensils), vegetation, etc, are all "small," life-sized, scaled to the size of our hands, like magazines and newspapers. If you tried to translate them directly to a large piece, you would have a myriad of tiny things on a big substrate. <br /><br />An artist I followed for quite some time used to make abstract collages out of magazine clippings. She put a chosen collage beside her easel and then "copied" it in watercolor to create larger paintings. She won many prizes--the technique worked for her.<br /><br />I have often wondered if this might be a beginning approach for increasing scale. Carol Wiebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058087717859112738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-79564529196564979132015-06-23T13:00:08.332-04:002015-06-23T13:00:08.332-04:00Fun and happiness is what these pieces make me thi...Fun and happiness is what these pieces make me think of - an amazing collection!Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857659019638341374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-27444769049088157842015-06-22T16:05:02.385-04:002015-06-22T16:05:02.385-04:00LOVE! Great graphic linesLOVE! Great graphic linesStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076037454686563781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-38472310717107578452015-06-22T15:24:35.605-04:002015-06-22T15:24:35.605-04:00Your work has amazing visual impact...not so easy ...Your work has amazing visual impact...not so easy for most of us.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-46419510598635212122015-06-22T11:45:02.118-04:002015-06-22T11:45:02.118-04:00Ooooooh! Love, love, love the "bit more minim...Ooooooh! Love, love, love the "bit more minimal" one. I think I must take your online composition class...whenever I go for sparse it just doesn't sit right.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522655864798729502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-14525144668938694842015-06-22T10:42:03.350-04:002015-06-22T10:42:03.350-04:00I see a lesson 4 in these.I see a lesson 4 in these.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938927364106920074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-17852585239937788302015-06-22T09:43:46.436-04:002015-06-22T09:43:46.436-04:00I wonder that about everything I do! Thanks for t...I wonder that about everything I do! Thanks for the compliment. These are fun, and surprisingly challenging!Jane Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-91610648680611130262015-06-22T08:28:25.614-04:002015-06-22T08:28:25.614-04:00What a compendium of ideas! You are incredible, yo...What a compendium of ideas! You are incredible, your art is astonishing. I wonder - how would this look in a bigger scale.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079926019519471676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-90891809733571178952015-06-22T07:29:29.675-04:002015-06-22T07:29:29.675-04:00Loving the impact and statement they make...agree ...Loving the impact and statement they make...agree with Sue make one feel very happy and playful. Awesome work. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051150495149721617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-24317917152271355432015-06-22T07:29:09.031-04:002015-06-22T07:29:09.031-04:00Loving the impact and statement they make...agree ...Loving the impact and statement they make...agree with Sue make one feel very happy and playful. Awesome work. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051150495149721617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-23480734905737240012015-06-21T23:47:42.487-04:002015-06-21T23:47:42.487-04:00All are HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY!All are HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY!Sue Marrazzo Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119033602079882097noreply@blogger.com