Wanderlust: collage 3 ways

Series: Wanderlust 2021 #08

This was a lesson in three parts demonstrating some of the different ways you can balance collage and paint in mixed media art journal projects.

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The first is pure collage, no paint at all. There are areas of this that I really like but the overall effect is a little busy — I was sticking to the lesson guidelines, so initially I just left it as it was. Then, when I was writing this and looking at it again, I just wanted to go in with white paint and tone down some of it, nothing drastic, just enough to add definition to the main groupings. So I did.

The second is more of a balance between collage and paint, with the book text still visible and the printed tissue paper over the top. It got a little dark in places and I am still not convinced by the use of drips on pages; I know they can look good, but I rarely seem to be happy with the effect when I use them.

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The third one is more about using collage as texture. Everything has several layers of paint and lots of colour which ends up being tamed by applying white paint through a stencil with a small foam roller. I also added iridescent copper to highlight the texture and edges on some of the collage pieces.

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Class:

• Wanderlust 2021
• Theme: Ephemera
• Teacher: Kristin Peterson (website)