Collaging Within Our Imagination

When making a mixed media collage, we use our mind to create an expression of our imagination. There are millions of circuits running wild and at the same time, they are critically focused to get just the right combination of design, textures, colors, flow and most importantly, what we translate from our thought process to our final work.

It's some what like driving through a dark tunnel  full speed ahead with lights shining bright and free flowing thoughts--- 

And as the journey continues....it often becomes blurred.

But within the blur, comes so much joy and fun. It's an exhilarating exploration and total immersion into another place and space without time.

Below are snapshots from the latest piece I'm in the middle of creating.  It's a mosaic of vintage papers, stamp work, acrylics, postage stamps, writings and letters. 

The brown and white script writing section below is from a paper trade with the talented artist Ange whose  website  can be found at:

Signed by Ange.

The next exciting phase to come is--

What my completed artwork will look like.

Stay tuned!

The Post Has Finally Arrived!

I've been busy these past few weeks- engaged in completing artwork which I will share in the near future. In the mean while, here is a mixed media series I've been working on using old stamps - and what better way to continue their usefulness than to give them new life as the centerpiece of my art.

I've used many layers as accents to the main subject of the stamp! For those who are history buffs, the infamous postage stamp's history can be seen here.

The background for the work below is heavy duty watercolor paper, topped by bought decorated paper, topped by wood from Hawaii, covered with an old envelop topped by a piece of wood with this stamp from France added on top.

This work starts out with rubber stamped paper topped with a page from an old book covered with a piece of cloth covered by a piece of suede topped by wood and then this stamp from New Zealand.

This work starts out with a photograph of rust that I took and then printed on a textured paper topped by printed paper I received in an art exchange topped by cardboard I painted topped by this stamp from France.

This artwork starts out on heavy duty water color paper topped with a textured paper topped by two layers of printed paper with a top layer of wood and then this postage stamp from Romania.

This last artwork starts out on heavy duty water color paper topped with tapestry topped by 3 layers of textured paper placed over painted cardboard and then finished with this stamp from Lebanon.

Anything and everything can be used for artwork- the only limitation is that of our imagination.