Collage

I have the day off – Thanksgiving – and was able to finish my latest collage at last. My experimentation with fixing the ink jet print on Mulberry paper worked quite well. I did a little research and bought a can of Mod Podge Clear Acrylic spray. The image set, and I was able to brush a sealer over it without smearing or bleed.

The female head shot is a daguerreotype image from the Library of Congress, which I flipped and manipulated in Photoshop for a more dramatic tonality of lights and darks. I used Thai marbled paper and Italianate Florentine paper plus acrylic paint. Most of what I do is intuitive, with an idea of where I want to go, what feels right. Influences are Shamanic dreamtime, Celtic knotwork and sacred geometry.