I've been feeling especially down the last few days and glad I forced myself to attend the collage group.
I sorted a bunch of source materials today.
 My finished work for the day.  My work in progress  Another of my finished pieces for the day.  Another of my works in progress.  Airy's work in progress  Tobiah's excellent collage  Tobiah's work in progress  Tobiah's collage
I spent the session sorting though magazines and starting a new collage.   Airy's work in progress.  Our mess.
   Airy's work in progress. It struck a chord amongst cafe goers.
I bought a small circle cutter and finished this collage.  Today I sorted many pages that I've torn from two Restoration Hardware Catalogs. I also organized my reject pieces.   My finished piece.  Another one finished. The black and white sphere is leukemia.  Joe's cut pieces  Mark used my scraps from my collage and in the end, he turned it over and decided he liked the back better!
I'm excited to coordinate this group for there are some really amazing artists involved.  My collage for the day.  Tobiah's work in progress  Tobiah's finished piece  Airy's work in progress  Airy's finished piece  Mark's work  Mark's later collage I spent the entire day, ripping and organizing pages from Restoration Hardware catalogs. I now have tons more collage materials. After adding these to my previous collection, I have two whole plastic bins full.  Mark's incredible collage.  Mark's finished collage using my remnants. As I was tearing out pages, I ended up with thick bundles from the spines of the magazines. My artist friend Mark took them home and incorporated them into a collage.  Tobiah's lovely collage for the day. I started a new collage, but having a tough time placing some of the pieces together. This resulted in a bunch of separate pieces that I'll eventually use.  Today it was Joe and I, which was nice to have a smaller group for once.  Finished this collage that was started at last month's meeting.  Added the tooth to this collage to finally finish it.  Joe's work in progress. His use of patterns and color is perfect. Today I cut out a few items from anatomical books. I already like what I'm starting with.    I started to help with Airy's collage. The first picture is a work in progress by Airy. She asked my opinion, so afterwards, I went home and played around with Photoshop to show possibilities.   My proposal is formally sound, but lacks excitement.
Another day of collaging.  My work. I just need to glue it down.  Mark's work.  More of Mark's work.  Denise's work  More of Denise's work  Tobiah's work  Another view of Tobiah's work  Another artist's work. One of the other collage artist brought me an older medical book with great illustrations. I spent the day cutting out slices of hearts. I didn't finish anything, but played around with a few different arrangements.  My work in progress.  Mark's continuing series on found objects.  Another of Mark's works  Without a doubt, my favorite of Mark's so far. I continue to cover my large substrate with torn black pieces. My artist friend Mark continues to explore his found object collages.  Mark's work  More of Mark's work  More of Mark's work  I'm working on a black background.  Mark McBeth's piece  Another by Mark McBeth  Jo's work  Jo's work  Jo's work  Jo's work Today was a little different because the space we regularly meet at was not available, so instead we informally met at Wicked Grounds cafe. It was just Jo and I, but I really liked the change in scenery.  My work in progress.  Jo's work in progress Most of us were getting frustrated working in the library because of the disgusting bathrooms and not being able to have food or drinks. We have a new place working in an artist collective.  My first collage of the day.  I finally finished this one. It's take me a long time to finally glue it all down.  Another of mine.  Sarah's work in progress  Mark's work in progress  Sherry's work for the day  Jo's work  Jo's miniature and meticulous work My friend Mark has been working on a small book where he only spends 5 minutes per page. I'm really happy to see his progress.   Today it was my friend Ken and I creating collages. I finally finished one that I've been working on for a long time.  My finished collage.  Ken's completed work.  Ken's other piece. It was an excellent day with artist friends creating collages.  My work in progress  Jo's work in progress  Ken's finished piece  Airy & Aaron's collage  Mark's 45 minute collage My nephew, Zane and I completed this small collaged artwork for my friend's birthday. We tag teamed by working for 10 minutes a piece. After several rounds using strips of white paper, magazines, glue, acrylic paint, and watercolor paint, the piece was finished.  I didn't finish any work, but I sorted through my clippings and organized them. I also went through a large stack of magazines and tore out clippings.  Playing around with some ideas.  Mark's 45 minute collage from found materials on the street. |
AUTHORTerrance Graven is a San Francisco artist whose installations incorporate sculptural elements, performance art, costumes, sound pieces, and theatrical lighting. CATEGORIES
All
ARCHIVES
July 2019
|
RSS Feed
