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.
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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. Today my artist friends and I worked on our collages and then afterwards visited the top floor of the library to see two art shows. The first showcased local printmakers, while the second featured zines and was having its art opening. I was especially thrilled to see work by Coum Transmissions!  My finished work for today  A new work in progress  A work in progress by Mark  A finished piece by Ken  A finished piece by Ken All images below from Irene Dogmatic's Mail Art collection exhibited on the 6th floor of the San Francisco Public Library and curated by the staff of the SF History Center and SF Punk Archive.  A wonderfully surreal piece by Golbanou Maghaddas. I can't wait to look up more of his work.     As a performance artist like myself, THIS is the bible! Created by Coum Transmissions.  Another piece by Coum Transmissions.   Even though there was a false fire alarm today, we still managed to get a lot done.  My quickie entry for the W project.  My finished collage  Ken's finished collage...fantastic!  Jo's work in progress  Airy's work in progress  Airy's work in progress  Airy's folders of collage materials. Funny cause it looks like a finished piece!  Another of Airy's folders Everyone either flaked out or wasn't able to make it today, so it was just me. I worked slowly, but completed a silver background for a future project and worked laying out this collage I've worked on for some time. Next time, I'll glue everything down.  I was not very productive today. I cut out many things, but used none of them. I did peruse through magazines and tear out usable images.  Ken's collage  Ken's work for today Today was especially enjoyable as we all created collages.  Here are a couple of collages that I created. The one on the right is not glued down and is in progress.  Completed collages by one of our new attendees.  Airy's collage in progress  Mark's collage created in 90 minutes. I love this one! Another creating collages with our group.  I created backgrounds today.  Joe's packet of collage items.  Ken's collage work  Ken's second work.  Airy's workspace.  Airy and Aaron's collaborative collage. Today I created a collage that's different than I usually do. It was really satisfying.  Met again at the public library for a day of creating collages. We had a newcomer named Joe show up.  My collage for the day  My works in progress  Mark's work. He set himself a goal to only work on a collage for no longer than one hour.  Mark working  Mark's work in progress  Alex's collage  Alex's collage that one opens it to reveal a polar bear.  Joe's work I met today with several artists for our monthly collage day. It was a little slow at first, but then picked up at the end.  My collage for the day  Nikki's work in progress  Alex's collage  Ken's work  More of Ken's work  Ken's work  This is my favorite of Ken's work today  Airy's work in progress  More of Airy's work in progress Ken and I were the only ones today. I started by making the background larger on my collage from last month.   Nothing is glued down on this collage and it's a good thing, because I hate it.  Ken's collage  Ken's collage  Ken's collage  Ken's collage that I like the best.  I visited the art gallery across the street for an art show featuring collage. It was great to see work by Winston Smith.       I created two collages today, however the first one needs to have a larger background, so will have to majorly rework it.  I need to fix it and make the background larger, but it's a good beginning.  My second collage  Ken hard at work doing lettering  Ken's work  Ken's work  Ken's work  Mark's work unfolded  Mark's work folded  Stephen's work
Today our group met at a cafe and even though it was really hot, we all seemed to find some inspiration.  My collage for the day  Mark's collage  Stephen's work  Nikki's finished work
Another day of collaging with six artists. There was some great things being created.  My work  Beginning stages of my work.  Nikki's collage  Nikki's finished collage  Nikki's finished work  Ken's collage  Ken's collage  Airy hard at work  Mark's amazing art piece  Stephen working  Stephen's finished piece
I finished several collages I had started. It seems that everyone was very productive today.  My finished collage.  Another finished collage.  My third finished work.  Ken's collage  Ken's collage  Another of Ken's works.  Airy's work in progress  Airy's finished work  It was a very productive day for everyone.  My work in progress  More of my work in progress  My finished collages  Ken's work  More of Ken's work  Ken's collage  My favorite of Ken's work today  Nikki's work in progress  More of Nikki's work in progress My friend Mark and I have been talking about doing a collage night. He organized this event, which was held at a wonderfully gracious gentleman's house. I didn't get a lot done, but was excited that one of the artists brought beeswax, which I used to cover one the collages.  I worked on the collaborative project between Sarah Smith and myself. I glued crystals on the cover.   Today there was 5 of us and we met at a cafe to work.  Three of us hard at work!  My collage for the day  Mark's collage  Nikki's collage  Nikki's second collage |
AUTHORTerrance Graven is a San Francisco artist whose installations incorporate sculptural elements, performance art, costumes, sound pieces, and theatrical lighting. CATEGORIES
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