I wanted to make a sample paper collage to depict a wild garden, brilliant with colour. This is just as a background. I tried my hand-dyed papers, but they were too muted, too harmonious and gentle on the eye. I wanted something that leapt out at me. I pulled out the commercial papers, coloured tissue paper, crepe paper. This sample gave me what I wanted. The ragged edges don't show because I scanned it rather than photographed it for convenience, so keep in mind I always leave edges ragged. The colours are a good contrast. The piece going in a different direction is a flap, I had in mind using it to half-hide a flower under - not quite sure yet if that works. What do you think?
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| wild garden collage, commercial papers ©Christine Linton |
I attended an exciting exhibition yesterday at
Tandanya, some very talented Aboriginal artists, and bought a sketchbook in the Tandanya shop, with a beautiful cover designed by an Aboriginal artist, and yes I did check with the assistant if it was ok to post a photo of it on my blog. Apparently if something is made in multiples like this and bought then it is ok to publicly show it. So the assistant said.
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Art by Janelle Stockman Napaltjarri, "Dancing Bird Spirits 2008" |
This is so beautiful, so feathery.
Here is some more of her art. What a talented lady (now deceased).
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