September Thirty in Thirty Collage 2017

 September Thirty in Thirty Collage 2017

Here it is October 1 time to post our collage! Whether it was 30-days or less it's always a win-win!
A big thank you to Leslie Saeta our host!

When entering a challenge I am pretty obsessive about posting every day, so I spend time beforehand thinking what I am going to do, size, medium etc so that I can fulfill my own expectations. September is always a busy month because of the High Holidays (Jewish) and all the family gatherings and preparations.  This month I decided to cut a larger start and work from there to make 4 smaller entries. This helped a great deal and it was a very good learning experience. All these gems will go to make greeting cards. I love this opportunity to experiment. Some work out well, others not.

I would also like to point out some frustrations. When I look through all the entries and find one that I would really like to comment on many times there is no LINK. I realize that having a blog to post is a lot of work but there are lots of places to upload images that don't require that amount of workm after all it has photographed and is on your computer.  To name a few: Flickr, Instagram, and Google photos. Each allows commenting. Also, many times when clicking on a thumb I get to an online shop, sometimes the image there has no relationship to the one on the blog, and there is no place to comment. So stand by your work and let us give you a pat on the back!

Day 30 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 30  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 8 Cut 2 Bottom

Exercise 

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Collage + Gelli 

This is the second cut. Here I added some more collage pieces to hide some of the places where the paper was torn in the lifting process. That happens when the paint dries. Still not totally experienced with the properties of acrylic paint. 

Memories of Moosilauki

Collage + Gelli Print

Acrylic and Crayons

Day 29 September 30 x 30 2017

Day 29  September 30 x 30 2017

Start 8 Cut 1 Top

Exercise 

23 x 33 cm 240grm

Collage + Gelli Print

For my last 2 entries, I am using an exercise from my online course that I am currently taking Monoprint and Collage given by Jane Davies. Scroll to the second workshop on the page.

I love collage and am starting to learn the technique of Gelli Printing. I first started with collage pieces and then added the printing process. My substrate was bigger than my Gelli pad so I had difficulty placing the layers of printing. I am still learning so decided to cut these (made 4) in half and add collage pieces and crayon which Jane states is part of the process. I may add more! Sorry, I didn't take photos before adding the print, they were under some heavy books so they wouldn't buckle after the collage process. I got the muse and took them out and started... can't really stop the muse when it comes, and it was already evening anyway.

WIP

9" x 5.5"

Collage + Gelli Print

Acrylic and Crayons