Wednesday, March 19, 2014

love saves the day!

this week at collage obsession, the challenge is mark-making. i have to confess that when it comes to old school paper-and-glue collage making-- which is kinda my favorite-- i seldom think about anything BUT the paper and other pre-made ingredients. which is possibly short-sighted, because there's so much i could be doing ON TOP, isn't there? so this time i played around a lot more:


i made a base of randomly glued white and off-white text papers. then i added the words by blending a bunch of different shades of water-soluble wax crayons. then i made a sort of sunburst around the words, using semi-translucent washi tapes. i liked the result, but the words didn't really stand out as much as i wanted, so i hit the sewing machine for a bit of outlining. ordinarily i'd've said this took fifteen minutes or so, but as it happens, i sat down at the machine right after putting a tray of fruit in the oven to roast, and the timer went off just before i finished outlining around the edges. so i know for a fact this took forty minutes! yikes! but i really like how it looks, so i'd say it was worth the time. (and the fruit was tasty, too!)

soomething else that's always worth the time is a nice cruise of the collage obsession gallery-- want to come?

8 comments:

  1. I think it was time v well spent. The embroidery looks great! I too am old school when it comes to collage. Its nice to meet a fellow paper obsessive collager. ;)

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  2. Cool! It looks like it's a quilted piece, instead of a paper, paint and tape collage. Blessings!

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  3. Just beautiful. You should remind viewers to click on the photo for the full effect. Hugs, Kathy

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  4. Colourful page with wise quote.
    Have a wonderful day!

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  5. This is awesome...love the look! You are a master of your sewing machine...I can't get over how you're able to manage those letters!

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  6. Masterful use of the sewing machine on this very colorful piece! Nice work.

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  7. Wow! That is such a striking piece! The colors and the words and how they POP. You are a sewing machine whiz!!!! For sure!

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  8. Fantastic. I love the way the water-soluble wax crayons make the words glow. Very nice effect. The whole composition is wonderful.

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