If you're a mixed media artist, most likely you like to use a little or a lot of collage in your artwork. And if you're like me, it can get out of hand fast with the paper stash that you collect. I used to use a lot of found papers and scrapbook papers for my art, but if you read my blog, then you know my current obsession for the last few years is painting papers (my therapy) and then using them in my art. And they have gotten WAY out of hand. So every once in a while, I'll make some art using only what I have, and in my case, not painting any more papers for my art piece that I'm working on. (or in the past, running to the store and buying some new scrapbook paper). I ended up making a lot of pieces that I'm really happy with.
No more talking---I'll just show you--
….new box--from my paper scraps (and an image of my art on the top) and a found wood cigar box
the start of a 6 x 12 piece gathering things for my assemblage piece--
…..finished piece
More assemblage shadowboxes
latest mirror--always fun to make
another new (cigar) box with another image of my art on the top
this last piece was from a batch of wood panels that I found at a flea market. The man told me that he found some doors laying along the roadside (shameful to trash anything like that!) that he took apart, and I was fortunate enough to find them to repurpose!
Here's what I got that day. The skinny tall panel in the back is what I used for my last piece--don't throw these things out--other people will put them to good use! And look at those cigar boxes I found from another vendor that day for a very reasonable price. That was a good day at the flea market!
Okay, so I made all of these pieces for my next show, and hopefully they'll find new homes with all of just what paper scraps that I had--and I barely put a dent in my papers--I am drowning in papers here :-)
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P. S. If you want to see what I'm up to on a daily basis , please visit and like my Facebook art page HERE. That's where you can find me most every day.