Music Makers
Music Makers. Collage on wood. 5″ x 7″.
The Process: Here is a peak into the creation process of this collage and how I dealt with any challenges.
Here was my first plateau. I added acrylics and glazes to a sheet of music to create the background, and I added the image of the boy. Then I went blank. I didn’t know what direction to head next. I wanted something in the top right of the collage, text perhaps. I jotted down phrases, browsed through quotes, but nothing seemed to fit. I let the unfinished collage sit for a few days while I worked on other projects.
When I came across William Shaughnessy’s quote, I thought it was perfect. I toyed around with fonts and placement in PSP, until I had this image. I had my mind set on white text, but I wasn’t quite sure how to accomplish it. I considered stamping with acrylic paint, but my gut told me to try something else.
I settled on printing white text with a light greyish-blue background on tissue paper in hopes that it would remain somewhat translucent and allow the background underneath to peak through. Overall, I am content with the result, but if I had it all over to do again, I would have cut out the text and place each individual word instead of adhering the quote as a whole.
April 12th, 2005 at 4:50 pm
Just found your site via Hope. It is SO lovely! And that artwork by your daughter makes me so eager for when my daughter is old to hold a crayon in her hand without eating it (as is the habit of 10 month old babies!).
I’ll definitely be back!
April 17th, 2005 at 9:18 pm
Cool technique with the text on tissue paper– I’ve never tried that, but will have to, now! I like the way you outlined around the boy in white– gives a neat glowy effect.