Collage. Return of the Light.

I wanted to pay homage to the shortest day of the year by means of a collage and some mark making.

Alcohol ink, acrylics on the substrate, made seperate piece using some charcoal, cut out using jigsaw die. Added some stitching details..

Collage.

Had this idea for a few weeks since I received some new stamps from Aall and Create!!

My tribute to the recent film release of Bohemian Rhapsody!!

Collage with Mark Making.

Exploring some mark making with a graphite stick and some ink stamped from a cut out of some foam.

Black and white image from an old gardening book, the cloud is from some packaging, calling it Partly Sunny!

Matchbox Collage Art.

It's my turn over on the Paper Artsy blog today with my project incorporating matchboxes.

Enjoyed making this collage, and had fun with the matchboxes. I was going to keep them 'hole', but then I discovered through play I liked them crushed.

Love adding parchment within my collages, loved how it took the Versafine Ink and the Fresco Chalk Paint.

Must remember to add matchboxes in future!!

Mixed Media Collage.

Just love this part of a bigger picture of a drainpipe!

Mixed Media Collage

Ink and acrylic paint background to set off this collage...

Mixed Media Collage.

Having a play with some parchment as a layer..

Enjoyed the mark making and using some found images..

Mixed Media Collage.

Playing with some scraps on my table..

Mixed Media Mark Making.

Took some white card and just went for it with loads of mark making..

Transferred some print from a magazine page with mod podge, then added layers of acrylic paint..

Some gestural marks with some ink, added some stitchery.

Mixed Media Mark Making

Making some marks with acrylic paints and thread.

My inspiration came from a picture on Pinterest...

Mixed Media Collage

Playing with some found images.

Found the wording from an old book.

Mixed Media Collage.

Hiding beneath some lego..

Acrylic on salvaged packaging with stitches.

Mixed Media Collage

Love part of a found image of a bench...

Close up...

Pleased how the stitching went...

A box of Eggs Colours..

My turn over on the Paper Artsy blog with the current theme of Colour, Box of Eggs.

I have chosen to use a selection of stamps and Fresco Chalk paints in the new range from Courtney.  I chose to create onto some brown packaging with Blah Mange and Sea Glass.

I cut up and used elements of some of the stamps to encompass my focal point.

Added some elements to the edges to draw the viewer in.

Enjoyed playing with some new colours and stamps!! Had a further play with Blah Mange and mixing up with some grey and stitchery.

Mixed Media Collage

Trying to avoid the Triangle.

Experimenting with pink, new colour by Paper Artsy Fresco Paint called Blah Mange.

DMC threads, tried 3 strands for different textures..

Love the shadow cast by the light..

Mixed Media Collage.

Love the ampersand, tried some stitchery..

Collage Eyes to the Right.

Had this 'frame' piece of card on my glass mat for ages, had to incorporate into this collage.

Trying out new ways of stitches for texture.

Loving this new colour Mustard Pickle from Paper Artsy Fresco paint range.

All the Blues

Playing with blues and securing with stitches..

Close up details..

Orange Split.

Trying out some more stitches and mashing them up.

Discovering Burnt Sienna..

Close up...

Divisions.

Needed some grounding so tried some neutrals onto some brown packaging.

Another view.

Some stitching to hold together, new stitch whipped running stitch..

A book page segment was on my desk, seems very apt..