As an artist, one piece is often not enough to completely explore an idea.

During the pandemic and isolation, I hear many artists communicate their struggle with lack of inspiration. That’s because social interactions lead to inspirations in Art.

I knew that my large pieces needed a more sturdy backing.

This was the first big piece that I did in colour.

WHAT DOES AN ARTIST DO ALL DAY?

I have always been fascinated by the different qualities of paper; the transparency, the luminosity, the texture, the colour gradations.

Assemblages are collages that are made by assembling disparate elements, often everyday objects.

This piece would be considered in the genre of ‘mixed media’. While it has collage elements in it, the piece also uses paint, sharpies and gel pens.

Seeing is a learned thing.
Artists need to learn to see edges, values and relationships.

As a collage artist, I am looking for connections, finding comparisons and using my full stock of artistic elements.

This small collage is one that I might think of as a “pure collage”. It has no materials other than paper, there is no surface painting or preparation to the surface before collaging.

Collage artists tend to act like squirrels, gathering materials and caching them away for their artwork.

The word ‘collage’ is a verb, referring to the process of making a collage.
Collage is also a noun, the product that is created.