Ongoing saga of the Daily Mail collages

April 2, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 3, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 4, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 6, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 8, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 9, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 11, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 12 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 13, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 15, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 16, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 17, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 18, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 19, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 20, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 22, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 23, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 24, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 25, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 26, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 27, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 29, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

April 30, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

I’ve been posting the Daily Mail collages on my Facebook art page in a one-year-later, day-by-day manner and want to put them here too. However, I’ve fallen way behind! Where has April gone?!

I’d, of course, love for you to like my Facebook page if you are in the mood. Then my art posts would show up on your Facebook feed from time to time. Click here to take a look.

Spring sprouting green

I've been working on a series of collages for a 2015 exhibition where my work will be included with that of a group of contemporary botanical artists. My work surface is predominantly green these days, very spring-y! 

More from the Daily Mail collage series

March 26, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

March 27, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

March 28, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

March 29, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

March 30, 2013, original collage by Janice McDonald.

Another week’s worth of collages from my Overlooked Artifacts exhibition, made from mail received one year ago this past week. Each is an original collage on paper, 7.5 x 5.5,” framed in black metal frame 12 x 9,” with UV resistant glass and archival mat. ©2013.

Collage artist trading cards

A great collection of stamps arrived along with my pack of Collage Artist Trading Cards.

You've heard of baseball cards, but do you know about artist trading cards (ATCs)? They are artist-made miniature works of art to collect and trade. Collecting ATCs is a popular trend right now. (An internet search of "artist trading cards" + "your city of choice" will yield information on local groups that meet to trade cards.)

Along those lines but on a larger scale, the publishers of the art magazine, Kolaj, have begun issuing packs of 15 Collage Artist Trading Cards. Their goal is to further disseminate the work of contemporary fine art collage artists and to encourage people to learn about new artists. These are professionally printed cards, each measuring 5.5  x  3.5" with an image on the front and information about the collage and the artist on the back.I'm happy to be included in Pack One of the trading cards (issued late 2013) along with international collage artists Bev Butkow, Ewan Aparicio, Holly Savas, Jeni Bate, Joe Castro, Kamee Abrahamian, Lita Kenyon, Mongobi-Bibbiana Mele, Nikki Soppelsa, Pierre-Paul Pariseau, Ross Carron, Sara Winkler, Stephen Tierney, and Vesna Vrdoljak.

If you'd like to start a collection of your own, the cards are available for $10/pack here from Maison Kasini.