like the violin

This is the form of collage that is easiest to me, and I think the one I feel most at home with: Searching through my collections (and/ or magazines, papers and recycle bins) for images that I respond to on this certain time, and then putting them together in a way that I like. These are the only rules. It doesn't have to mean anything (it rarely does), but it is always a window for my feelings and my mood. Something from the day I'm living gets stuck on the paper, details, sentiments.



I've made collages like this for many years (the art journaling with writing and embellishments only happened a few years ago). Many of the collages I made in high school, for example, were color coordinated, and they were often gifts; I thought of a person, decided on a color that I felt suited him or her, and than made the collage out of those colors. I've always collected images and random clippings from magazines and papers, so I've had boxes to search through when looking for something of a certain color or shape.

I've gone back to making a couple of these simple collages this past week, as you can see above, and I really enjoyed it. It's just one form of art journaling among many that I like, but it's one that I hope I'll always come back to.