Collage, applied: Custom Keds® (or my pedestrian gallery)

While I love to work with original collage, I'm also interested in its application for reproduction and potential use in illustration and public art. So, when I heard that Keds shoes could be custom-designed, I was excited about using my imagery to create a pair. (What a fun blank canvas and certainly a good conversation starter!) The shoes arrived today and I'm really pleased with the way they turned out. 

Above is the original collage, "Directions," measuring 36 x 24" that was used to create the design. Below are the resulting Keds, size 8.5. This design is available through Zazzle for order, should you want an identical pair. If you are inspired to design your own pair, please send me a link/photo so I can see your creation. Meanwhile, I'm considering my next collage-inspired design(s)!

 

Spread the love: downloadable Valentine collage

This heart collage, composed of recycled imagery, has not yet found its perfect place within a larger piece... so thought you might enjoy seeing it and perhaps using it as a Valentine's Day image. 

Feel free to download, print out, and add your own creativie additions/alterations. I've left white space for text. Spread the love. Download JMcDonald.valentineprint, pdf file, 5 x 7", print quality (475kb)

Remember... like all Valentines, it's all in the eye/heart of the beholder!
"A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know." — Mistinguett

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Junk Mail Journal Collage circa 1.27.10

Another recent collage from the Junk Mail Journal.  

Used: mixed media, recycled show

I wanted to post a few photos from the Used: mixed media, recycled show on view at the Art Students League of Denver through February 24th. My collage, Tendril, is included and is on far right of large group image. The show is anchored on the first floor in the front by Tim Flynn's kinetic "Hurdy Gurdy" and in the rear by Jerry Dokken's amusing three-sided, painted installation on cardboard of iconic art figures recycling trash. One of the recyclers, Van Gogh, is shown here.For some reason, I was more taken with the 3-D pieces in the show than the 2-D... Maybe because the variety of work on the walls was so diverse and the 3-D pieces were more isolated and a bit easier to appreciate. Perhaps the 3D work speaks louder of the theme as well.Anyway, I was pleased to be included since my compositional elements are entirely reused/recycled with the exception of the underlying supports for the work.