Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Pushing an Image- or Collaging a Painting

Hi there. I am posting today something I finished last week. I have been going back and forth about posting because it is, for me, one of my favorite pieces I have ever made. Not that I have a huge body of work, but it is a special piece to me.  sooooooo...... the insecurity started to set in, 'what if nobody likes it?' It's hard to put yourself out there. (I got some perspective when I realized that I don't exactly have thousands of people looking at my blog, and those that do are unwaveringly supportive in their comments)
Anyway- here's my piece. I photocopied my portrait painting that I posted earlier (that was in response to a challenge issued by Art Journal Cafe), and I also photocopied a portion of my November calendar page. I remembered watching Teesha Moore's video, which is what really got me interested in art journaling, and started with cutting up the photocopy to make the border, just as she does in her video with magazine papers. The rest just developed from there.




Here are the original pieces...


7 comments:

  1. Ohh beautiful!!!. Rich with colors & the layers of collage are gorgeous. Even the original painting was beautiful, she reminds me of Mad Hatter :). Great piece of art!. HUGS.

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  2. She is just fabulous, Laura! So glad you posted her on FB as that is what led me over... I just love everything about this page, the face, the hat, the heart.... EVERYTHING. Off to pin it!

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    1. Thanks- I'm so glad that I did that challenge in the first place. (hoping they'll be back in action soon over at AJC) Thank you for the encouraging comment (and PIN- yay!) Truly appreciated.

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  3. That is great, love how you made that, i'll try that too!Thanks for inspiring.
    Hugs Anja

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    1. Thank you! yes- try it- I am loving getting different looks with this process. This is my favorite piece, I freely admit. Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and visits. xoxo

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  4. Laura, what a wonderful art piece! Just love the literal visual you've created. I went back far enough in your blog and found your original b&w of her. Great revisit to your drawing!

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