Collages

It started with a challenge, to make art with junk.  During the holiday season I had a plethora of direct marking catalogues.  As I tore off my name and address for the shredder, I had an epiphany – I could turn these annoying catalogues into art. 

I begin with a sketch on hardboard.  Then, I tear and cut scraps of magazines, arranging them into piles of ‘colored paper,’ essentially my pallet.  Next I glue the tiny bits of paper, background to foreground, to create the look I want. 

To preserve the vibrant colors, the collage is sealed with several coats of glue/water solution, coated with UV Protectant spray and framed with UV glass.  Currently, I’m skipping the frame by coating with a final layer of epoxy resin. 

Paperback Bison was my first collage, having just read ‘A Buffalo in the House,’ by R.D. Rosen.