I found the four vintage images above in one of the pull-out sections in a Somerset Studio-Mixed Media magazine tonight and decided to use them as backgrounds to create a series of collages. My partner and I are beginning to create a Vision Board (more on that later). They are sequenced in order and address some of my goals this year ...plus.
Above by Teri Valequez
Above - All 9 5x5's Tejae Floyd
Martha Brown
Deb Patrick
Priscilla Schrock
Dara Loffland
Kathy Cora
Cindy Couling
Teri Velaequez
The follow up to this project was to display the 5x5 squares. I decided to make them into a book. I chose Deb Patrick's beautiful square as the cover. Here are a few photos:
HTML Color Code Chart (click on the chart to enlarge)
This week's class is all about color. I've added links to recommended websites on color on the sidebar of this blog if you're curious to explore color theory in greater detail. Our exercises (posted above) were:
Above, my final submission for our first major project on Abstract Representation. This piece is meant to convey my experience of composing a photograph. I incorporated 2 photographs (one, a sunset and the other a snapshot of my partner's hands) and one drawing (the mechanical black and white) into it and then adjusted it digitally.
I am patiently waiting for the arrival of my WONDERFUL prize from the One World One Heart Blog Extravaganza. The artist - Tammy - she is tres talented and her blog can be accessed by clicking here. Check it out - you won't be disappointed.
Another collage I did this past week. I had 9 hours of being a passenger to and from Edmonton and brought along, what else? ...a National Geographic magazine, scissors, glue and a few other images from Dover. It was quite a challenge for me to try to put together a collage with only one magazine to use, but a good exercise in 'making do'.
I had the opportunity to see Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and Drum production at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Alberta this past Saturday. This is a collage I did reflecting on the choreography, dance (Alberta Ballet Company) and music.
