If I was going to create something about Alice in Wonderland, maybe it would

"You'd think she'd know"

look something like this....

but maybe not.

Image Credits:  Creative Commons  mushroom and background,  Bunny - Black Licorice - http://www.tangiebaxter.com/, Alice - Suzee Que

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Muse Food

A blog friend pointed me in the direction of a fabulous blog/artist - at http://casajordi.blogspot.com and the inspiration for this digital collage came soon after my visit! 

Muse Food - digital collage

Image Credits:

Iktupilli - Bird and Chair

Holliewood Studios - Persian Rug from The Thing Finder www.DeviantScrap.com

Tumblefish Studio - Figure, Fish, Cloud Background www.DeviantScrap.com

Moi - Frame, HeadDress Sepia Background, Florals on Skirt, Hand with spoon

Tangie Baxter - Drapery

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A couple of digis created over the weekend...

The Collage Keeper - digital collage

Above,  a low-resolution version of my latest digital collage that I thought reflected how I have been feeling over the last couple of months with the number of fabulous images that I am using at Deviant Scrap.  I am really seeing the endless possibilities that having png files gives an artist, both in the digital format and in mixed media collage, cut and paste.  Marsha (Tumblefish Studios) has been busy again and added a few more packages to her offerings.  The central figure of the angel is from her new Angels package and the digital collage that follows is exclusively from the "Angels."

My Guardian Angel - digital collage

Image Credits:

The Collage Keeper - Zebra, Elephant from Art Dollies and Light Bulb from The Thing Finder -   by Holliewood Studios   All other images from Tumblefish Studio both at  www.DeviantScrap.com

My Guardian Angel - all elements from Tumblefish Studios at www.DeviantScrap.com with the exception of the number two and the stars, by moi..

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Image Credits:  Love and War, The Collector - by Holliewood Studios  www.DeviantScrap.com

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on a more serious note today...

digital collage - 10 x 8 inches

Image Credits:  The Thing Finder, The Scarlet Letter, The Collector - Holliewood Studios

www.Deviantscrap.com

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Collage Walker for Hire - More fun, in "Tumblefish style' !

Collage Walker for Hire - 8 x 11 inches part digital/part cut and paste

Image Credits:In true Tumblefish Style, clouds, floor, face, arms, collage ladies, numbers border, letters, and 10 all from Tumblefish Studio at http://www.deviantscrap.com/, Butterflies, blue ring around moon, and portions of hat from Artchix, Crown, boots, dress, hat from TwoDressesStudio,black and white edges from Art Dollies - Holliewood Studios  at http://www.deviantscrap.com/

Available on Etsy or email twodressesstudio@shaw.ca

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For pure twisted fun! " PU Foot Powder"

Oh BOY. I can't really explain to you where my mind was at when I created this image. But one thing lead to another and I ended up with a bit of a twisted PU skinny. I was in quite a playful mood. I really enjoy using Tumblefish Studio elements - although nothing I can do can come close to comparing to Marsha's wonderful work.  It's fun trying!

 And, I'm now officially finished my exchanges for the month of May, which will give me lots of spare time to begin to think about gardening!

Here's a few views - in no particular order!

 

Image Credits:  Tumblefish Studio for fish, shoes, borders, face, torso, legs, perfume label  Toxic Stamp: from The Thing Finder - Holliewood Studios  Both  via www.DeviantScrap.com Clothes pin - personal stash

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Latest Skinny Page - May 2010

Today I finished off the first side of a page I am making this month for Rande Hanson, one of the artists in my 'larger' skinny page project. She requested "Grunge".  I decided to borrow from Kurt Cobain's song "Come as You Are" as the inspiration for this collage, since Nirvana was one of the original Grunge Bands.   It's a cut and paste collage with a layer of beeswax that I applied over each piece before I glued them on.  I am planning to add some wire to the grommets, but thought I'd scan it prior to that final step.

Come As You Are - 4 x 8 inch beeswax collage

Come As You Are - Image Credits:  Tumblefish Studio @ www.DeviantScrap.com for all images with the exception of the German text and background - both from vintage books.

Update - Here's the back/front  now together....ready to mail.

Grunge - Image Credits:  Figure at middle bottom and two striped borders - Tumblefish Studio www.DeviantScrap.com  Font letters - Numbers - Holliewood Studios www.DeviantScrap.com

 

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With Suzie Que in mind....

Suzie - approx 12 x 12 inch digital art 

I was purely playing with different color combinations and saturations and elements that I hadn't yet worked with.  The face is from Suzie Que at Flickr and I learned this week she passed away recently.  If I was ever stuck for an image of a face, she would have one that would inspire.  I only corresponded with her once to offer to send her some artwork as a way to thank her for her generousity, but she refused.  So, she remained a stranger with a huge capacity to give so freely.  Thank you Suzie.

Image credits:  Background, shells, tulle, leaves, lace,  flowers, pearls, flourishes - http://www.tangiebaxter.com/

  Lower borders - Tumblefish Studio  www.DeviantScrap.com,  Wing - The Thing Finder - Holliewood Studios at DeviantScrap as well.

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Challenge - Fear - Don't it always seem to go....

One of the challenges I decided to participate in at Deviant Scrap was to express a fear through a digital collage. The entries in this challenge are startling and further sparked my interest, as I've come to believe how art really can be a useful form of therapy and personal growth.   I often feel inspired by song lyrics and   I borrowed from Joni Mitchell's lyrics from The  Big Yellow Taxi -

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

With a pink hotel, a boutique

And a swinging hot spot

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

They took all the trees

Put'em in a tree museum

And they charged the people

A dollar and a half just to see 'em

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

Hey farmer farmer

Put away the D.D.T. now

Give me spots on my apples

But leave me the birds and the bees

Please!

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

Late last night

I heard my screen door slam

And a big yellow taxi

Took away my old man

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone
They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot.

Image Credits:  Empire State Building - public domain Dover Publications.  Foreground, blue jeans - TumblefishStudio@DeviantScrap.com  Crow, target, parachute, newspaper brush, dove - Love and War,  HolliewoodStudios@DeviantScrap.com Women, Man, arrow - Tangie Baxter   Earth, box - http://www.artchixstudio.com/

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