A new collage project

I've been talking with minnehaha K. since the events of two weeks ago, and she suggested a new collage project. We've been getting together periodically as we're both interested in it, although she works a little differently than I do, with different media and techniques.

She's been going to workshops, too, and she forwarded me a notice to one that had an intriguing idea: you do miniature collages, using the individual cards of a deck of cards for your card base. Since there are fifty-two cards in a deck, this might be easily adopted as a collage-a-week project for a year.

So although we're not taking the course, we've decided to try it. This rather drastic change in my circumstances seems like a reasonable starting point. I bought a pack of cards and prepped several with a couple of coats of black gesso, and went to her house tonight, where I made my first three. I am going to name each card with a single word, and try to pin down sort of the theme of the week in the card. This will be a rather different project, because the medium is so much smaller than my usual card size. I've also decided that if I like, I'll add phrases, which I've avoided doing with my soul collage cards (with the Jane Austen card being the sole exception). I am also going to experiment with some things I've never tried before: different fixatives, tissue, paint, stamps, etc.

I'm quite pleased how the first three have turned out, although the second and third were almost cheating: I found images that were the perfect size. The second card added one more, smaller image, but otherewise, these are almost exactly as found. The first card I embellished with paint and glittery stuff.

Week One: Smithereens
(My life has been blown apart.)



Week Two: Rue
(Shock, fear, and a bit of grief setting in.)



Week Three: Embark
(Who knows where I'll end up next? Anyway, I'm on my way.)