Social Niceties photograph on matboard, fabric paper, vintage wallpaper, magazine cutouts 10 x 13 inches |
Friday, April 29, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Twenty
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Nineteen
Munsell's Diner photo on matboard, magazine and catalog cutouts, vinyl 10 x 13 inches |
I can't let you forget about Instagram!
Also, you might be able to see my Facebook stuff occasionally if you follow me there.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Eighteen
Small Dreams photograph on matboard, magazine and catalog cut outs, atlas 10 x 13 inches |
I will be taking these collages (and the mini collages framed!) to my first showing at the Vintage and Made Fair in Des Moines in May. Since the theme of the show is reusing/recycling materials I figured this would be a great place to debut this line of work. Spread the word if that's your thing. Thanks.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Seventeen
Worksite found headshot, catalog cutouts, book tearout, vinyl 10 x 13 inches |
The next few collages have head shots taken from the old KC Club. Lots of old white dudes had no idea they'd work their way into the art of the little lady they'd likely talk patronizingly to if they were still around to see it.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Mixed Media Number Sixteen
Friday, April 22, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Fifteen
Boheme found typed and writen on paper, vinyl, painted wallpaper, magazine/catalog/book cutouts, colored pencil 8.5 x 11 inches |
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Fourteen
Coffee Break painted found newspaper, book and magazine cutouts, vinyl approx. 10 x 13 inches |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Thirteen
One-Directional found envelope, found typed recipe, painted cutout paper, book and magazine cutouts, vinyl dots 10 x 12.5 inches |
Yo, I'm still all over that Instagram thing---> @eightyacresart
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Twelve
Monday, April 18, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Eleven
Sandwich Head found envelope, painted found newspaper, vinyl, magazine cutouts approx. 9 x 12 |
All the collages are for sale and mounted on standard frame sized paper (8 x 10 or 11 x 14). I'm happy to get them framed for you, too! Contact me anytime, through Facebook, Instagram, Etsy, my website, or email signs444[at]hotmail.com. (I am so cool and retro for having a hotmail account! Take notes.)
Friday, April 15, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Ten
Centerpiece found book page, painted book page, greeting card parts, vinyl, painted wallpaper approx. 8 x 9 inches |
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Nine
Amnesia staples, box, vinyl, magazine cutouts, painted found newspaper approx. 9 x 14 inches |
I had to staple another layer of cardboard behind the box to keep it semi-flattened. Again, the dimension is lovely here.
Labels:
assemblage art,
box,
car,
cat,
collage,
dots,
folk art,
found box,
horse,
mixed media,
scrap art,
vinyl,
vinyl decal
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Eight
Let's Be Friends found envelope, book cutouts, magazine cutouts, handmade paper scraps, vinyl approx. 9 x 14 inches |
These are all for sale, of course! Contact me through my website: www.80acresart.com for inquiries. They might go on Etsy sometime, too, and I'll be working on getting that site more up to date. Thanks, friends, for sticking with me.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Seven
Box 381 found envelope, catalog and magazine cutouts, painted papers, poster paper approx. 11 x 14 inches |
Monday, April 11, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Six
Four Footed Folk found paper bag, magazine cut outs, book scrap cutout approx. 6 x 8 inches |
This is a whole little paper bag. I thought about cutting it in two but that would have taken away some of the nice texture and dimension.
The title obviously comes from the book page, which was left over from an early 1900's kids' book that I already cut apart (there was a dandy tiger on this page). But I found the cat and dog images first. Simple but I really love it.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Five
Blue Undies craft paper, wall paper, magazine cutout, catalog cutouts, sticker, vinyl approx. 6 x 10 inches |
Yo! Instagram!
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Four
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Three
Queen of the Castle craft paper, painted found newspaper, vinyl, marker, painted paper approx. 11 x 11 inches |
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number Two
Sleep Walking craft paper, book cutout, magazine cutouts, painted paper scrap, catalog cutout, wall paper, vinyl approx. 11 x 14 inches |
Monday, April 4, 2016
Mixed Media Quickie Number One
Traveling Light craft paper, book cutout, magazine cutouts, painted paper scrap approx. 11 x 11 inches |
A friend gave me several 11 x 14 framed head shots of old dudes that were being removed from her office. The frames weren't anything special and since it's easier to stash a bunch of paper flat, I worked on removing the pictures from the frames. These were professionally framed over the last 50 years, so there was a thin back cover of craft paper on most of them. As I do, I kept the pieces I thought were large enough to do something with. This sparked something in me, and as I had a little pop up this weekend in town I decided that I needed something to do for crunch time, so started on these collages.
My idea was that they could be collage starts for another artist, or stand on their own if that's how the beholder eyed them. This forced me to work quickly and edit. Sometimes I clam up if I start thinking too hard about themes and filling the space.
I'm glad I did this and might continue--stay tuned! I'll be posting a new collage everyday, but you can get a preview on my Instagram feed of a few from the weekend.
Hello, Spring!
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