CIRCUS CLOWN ASSEMBLAGE

Found objects include doll parts, rubber balls, and felt stars.


The "happy" side, a close-up of the assemblage.

   The sad side, below. This was a hoot to make!

The feet of this assemblage are doll shoes!



I blended the joint with acrylic paint so they'd match up better.



Can you think of a good title for this work?
Something about being two-faced

seems a bit too obvious to me.

 

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PHUNKY FUN WITH PHOTOS AND PHOTOCOPIES

Call this a photo-montage technique if you wish. I call it FUN.

The first photo shown here is the original. This art project is far more meaningful if you use your very own pictures.

I like the photo as is, but can't help but tinker with copies of it!

I made a color copy of it and also a REVERSED color copy (a negative image in color).
Then I cut them both into strips.
TIP: Sandwich the two copies
and cut them together, all one
direction (either vertically or
horizontally). Vary the width
of the strips if you wish. Discard every
other strip of each copy as you work.


IMPRINTING: A GREAT WAY TO ADD VISUAL TEXTURE!

USE FLUID PAINTS TO TRANSFER PATTERNS

(P.S., The winners of yesterdays's giveaway were Gil in the UK and Susie! Congrats to them.)

The imprinted paper shown below was done with damp watercolor paper, a sheet of glass, and a crocheted piece. I pressed the lacy fabric to the paper before flooding it with intense watercolor. Then I quickly put the glass on top and a heavy book on that! The next day I removed the "sandwich."


Not a finished work, but paper to be used in collage - mixed-media.




For the "fishy" painting, I cut a plastic bag into curvy shapes

(see the light, fish-like forms below) and lay them on the damp

paper first. They stuck there and formed a type of resist. You could
also use shards of glass or Plexiglas.

I used a fishnet...how appropriate!

CONTEST FOR MY FOLLOWERS! WIN FREE EPHEMERA TO USE IN COLLAGE - MIXED MEDIA

(Sorry, we now have our two winners.)

I WILL BE SENDING PACKETS OF INTERESTING IMAGES, TEXT, SHEET MUSIC, ETC. TO NOT ONE BUT TWO OF YOU WHO FOLLOW THIS BLOG!

 

SIMPLY BE THE FIRST TWO TO LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW THIS POST SAYING YOU WANT THESE PAPERS. SOME ARE AGED AND YELLOWED, OTHERS ARE PICTURES I'VE SAVED OR OTHER, MISCELLANEOUS "STUFF" YOU MIGHT LIKE.

 

(I've just collected so much good material that
I don't have any more room.)

 

All I ask is that you send me (privately is fine) your mailing address. Anyone who is too late for this giveaway, please stay tuned for other freebies later on, and thanks so much for following this blog. I appreciate it.

It's my belief that sorting through a big pile of ephemera is a great way to gain some ideas!

 



Three Assemblages with Found Objects & Recycled Materials

I used doll hands for his gloves.

I want to preserve the earth's resources as much as you do, and (like you) I try to save money and re-use things. These three sculptures may not be your cup of tea, but they're each different and I hope you find them interesting!

The first is a papier mache superhero. Doesn't he
look like he knows what he's doing? His bandy legs
make me laugh.
When the paste was dry, I painted him with acrylics
and then collaged on a few bright magazine pieces.
I sealed the piece with acrylic medium.

 

The next altered art sculpture is terribly weird!        

An old duck decoy, some plastic dinosaur legs,

a doll head, and part of a toy with wheels.

Hell On Wheels, by Paula Guhin

The last assemblage or altered art sculpture today is simply a plastic
 jug, cut and reassembled with other plastic jug parts added.

An altered art project that's easy to make.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 





Collage - Painting Step-by-step!

A Finished Mixed-media Artwork in 3 Steps!

First, look through your stash of materials for inspiration. Papers, colors, imagery, embellishments...find your motivation before you start.

When you've decided on some of the media and a color scheme, try an arrangement with the largest pieces first (the background), and work "up" or outward from there. The photo below shows my initial layout.

A nature theme and neutral colors.

 

Next, I adhered the various elements
and added acrylic paint, but of course
the piece needed more work.


This collage - painting is not finished yet!

Burlap and corrugated cardboard
add texture!






Finally, as shown below,
I decided on a primary
color scheme and added
red and blue accents.
White and black are the
extreme values I desired.


    

The finished mixed media painting.