Saturday 20 April 2013

Fishing for dreams

 The theme for this weeks Collage obsession is Emerald..

Fishing for dreams ( mixed media on canvas )

 After last weeks battle with yellow a refreshing change.

Emerald is a colour I love; It evokes feelings of calm, space and clarity. My collage is inspired by dreams. For me Emerald is a very dream-like colour.
I really wasn't sure how or where I was going with this piece, it just sort of evolved.


I started throwing vibrant Emerald paint over the canvas...just to get a feeling for where to go.
Then I used my Gelli plate and a piece of netting to print some paper

I tore up the paper into fragments and used them in my collage.
I used pebeo liners to raise the surface in areas.

After last weeks fight with the tulips I feel much calmer and ready for a creative weekend :)



19 comments:

  1. I love you art. It is so magical and truly beautiful and so creative. fantastic composition and colours. Beautiful green. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thank you Aga, I love your work so this is a HUge compliment :)

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  2. this piece has a stained glass effect. i do love emerald but rarely use it in my art. i might have to start.

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    1. Thanks Irene, the pebeo gel liner does give a leaded glass type outline. They can be used on just about anything even glass and fabric. I love the metallic ones best.

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  3. oh I LOVE!!!!!! :D beautiful!!!!!!!

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  4. beautiful! it was fun to see the steps you took.

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  5. Fantastic movement, colour and energy in this piece! xx

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  6. OMGosh! This is gorgeous! :)

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  7. Great work, it's a wonderful collage of patterns.

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  8. What a beautiful dream fragment...that colour is just luscious!

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  9. How wonderfuly worked lovly emerald piece. Gorgeous art.

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  10. Oh, I just love your emerald collage! I couldn't help but to pop in at your blog just before going to bed. I so wish I'd had time to play along at this challenge. But even though I didn't, I can still be inspired by the colour in my later works, of course!

    I too love the feeling of calm and clarity it evokes. I'm also very interested in trying the Gelli plate one day... but now I have to stop getting any more inspiration today, so that I won't be too excited to sleep. Seeya later :-)

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    1. Thanks so much Salla:) I just love my Gelli plate, Im printing all my own papers for my collages now and I think It makes them more 'me' if you know what I mean, It is also so easy to print paper cheaply and easily!

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  11. I love your collages and your Gelli Printing ideas!!!!
    Where can you find the Pebleo Liner? JackieW

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    1. Hi Jackie, thanks for your comment, take a look at http://en.pebeo.com/Creative-leisure/Multi-Surface-Paint-and-Jewellery/Touch-Deco
      That explains the product, I find ebay or amazon usually have the best choice.

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  12. I love the emerald color! This collage reminds me of a Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare :)

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    1. What a lovely comment Victoria! I saw the play last month! It was fantastic, very funny too. Perhaps I should rename this piece Titania fishing for dreams :)

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  13. Magnificent! Your collage is hypnotic with the spiral drawing me in! So glad you shared this with the party!

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  14. Just wonderful. That is art and nourish my soul...

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