A few weeks ago I took the ax, er, the box cutter, to "Summer 1" (above). To be honest, it was easy to do, because I never liked this piece. Too static. No focal point. Dull colors. I could go on ...
In any case, the pieces have been sitting on a worktable ever since. Well, I wanted space for other things and got tired of looking at 'em. What to do? Turn them into backgrounds for a couple of Out On a Limb collages. This time, I went bright. There are too many dark birds hanging around the studio.
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| Out On a Limb: August (2012) mixed-media collage: antique science notebook (Lillian Mary Shackett, 1918); endpaper, book spine, ad and needlework illustration (Delineator, Chatterbox); recycled handmade paper embedded with leaves; vintage illustration (Reddish Plantcutter and Crested Sharpbill, Birds of the World, 1961); watercolor, pencil, ink, fluid chalk, marker, acrylic sealer and acrylic varnish. 5” x5 ” on hardwood panel (2012) Price: $85. |
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| Out On a Limb: Summer (2012) mixed-media collage: antique endpaper, book spine, trade card and illustration (Chatterbox); recycled handmade paper; vintage illustration (Rose-Breasted Thrush Tanager, Birds of the World, 1961); watercolor, pencil, ink, fluid chalk, marker, acrylic sealer and acrylic varnish. 5” x5 ” on hardwood panel. Price: $85. |
