Thought I'd quickly post some photos of work in progress as I prepare for my April show at Spark Gallery. I am doing a series of 10 x 10 collages... here's one nearly done, amidst the tested, but un-needed elements. The big collage got its three coats of UV varnish, making it hard to move much in our kitchen -- so: takeout, anyone?!
I'm working on a whole series of collages for a show at Spark Gallery in Denver that opens April 1st... and the "big one" I've been blogging about is very nearly done. Thought I'd post another detail however, before showing you the whole thing... since I need to get some professional lighting to shoot the final image of it! I've been using pages from books, wrappings, utility papers, reinforcements, magazine/newspaper clippings, shopping bags, envelopes... a little bit of everything comes together in this collage.
The wonderful windows in my studio are not as conducive to photography as they are to the creative spirit, but you can hopefully get the idea of where the "Nodes" collage is going as the layers and elements accumulate!
So, here are some photos taken a few days ago of progress on the "biggie" collage (three by four feet). Working title is "Nodes." Sometimes I'm considering it vertically, sometimes horizontally, sometimes working flat, sometimes on the easel. I think the horizontal orientation will ultimately win out. So far this collage is composed of mostly cardboard, kraft papers, shopping bags, envelopes... with only a small portion of magazine papers. More photos to come.
