Today it’s time for a little collage catch up for the collage project I’m doing with my sister Carolyn. We’re following the prompts in The Collage Workbook by Randel Plowman. I have three collages to share today and they are all word related.
First, the prompt for week 12 was typography. Here’s what I did:
A collage consisting entirely from words cut out from old magazines. The words have been cut in half or overlapped for added interest. I used type in shades of blue and turquoise, but added that little touch of yellow off centre for a focal point.
The prompt for week 13 was Secret Message – you pick a name, word or phrase or similar and create a collage incorporating the letters. Here’s my collage:
I jumbled the letters of my “secret word” up and glued them round the edge of my collage…
The prompt for week 14 was stamps – use stamps (any sort of stamps) to create an additional layer to a collage. Here’s my offering:
I created my collage in shades of vintage pink with complementary neutral shades and stamped the word “vintage” on my collage in black ink.
I enjoyed creating these collages. A couple of the prompts have taken me a little out of my comfort zone and forced me to create something I wouldn’t have otherwise have created. So that’s a good thing. I’m looking forward to pressing on with the rest of the prompts in the book and I’m sure I’m going to be forced even further out of my comfort zone with some of them… !
Gorgeousness!!!
Thank you Jodi… !
I love these collages. Your color choices are superb. I enjoy working with words in the composition of a collage. Well done Evelyn, I’m checking out the book you are using today.
Thank you Sharon – the book is great… !
Wonderful pieces. I’m on week 14 but I’m not sure how I’m going to do this one. I have stamps but nothing like the ones in the book. Your secret message is driving me crazy. I’ll keep trying.
The stamps don’t have to be like the ones in the book – they can be any stamps you like! Looking forward to seeing what you do…
I like the cut up words especially. (K)
Thank you Kerfe…
That’s really Interesting Evelyn, its something different.
Thank you Jean… !
You are doing so much with this. I put a request into my library for the book.
Thank you Sandy – collage is so much fun and the book is great… !
These are all fabulous. You really have a talent for this. I am especially drawn to the one composed of words.
Thank you Laura – I probably wouldn’t have created a collage like that had it not been for the prompt in the book… !
I completely understand. I like to have art prompts for the same reason.
Great job, Evelyn! Looks like a really fun, challenging exercise!
It’s a fun project to do Carolynn, not too challenging or time consuming but just enough to take me out of my comfort zone a little…
Each of these is beautiful, Evelyn.
I especially love the second one.
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you Lisa… !
All are so lovely. I love the idea of hiding secret messages in a collage x
It was a new idea to me, something I wouldn’t otherwise have done!