People ask me all the time about my collages, what paints I use, what are the materials involved. And like most collage artists, I collect all sorts of odds and ends to use in this art form.
It can be quite addictive, all this collecting. After you've done a few collages you find yourself looking around your environment with different eyes. I started plucking off buttons from old blouses I was about to give to the Salvation Army. Kitchen utensils will take on a whole different use, as I suddenly started using them to make unusual patterns on freshly painted paper. (You will have to replace them in that case, as you wont want to use them around food again.) Take a walk in the woods, and see what natural things you come across. Feathers, seeds, and dried flowers are great in collaging.
Collect lace, ribbons, material, stamps, maps, playing cards, comic strips. Odd papers such as movie tickets, price tags,wallpaper,and wrapping paper are all fair game. And that junk mail...what a great way to use it, rather than putting it into the landfill. I love recycling!!
Yes, you will find yourself with a good pile of "stuff." I organize the paper stuff into a few bins, the material into another.Try to find a good space in your closet to store it all. And sometimes, just by looking through one of your bins, you will be inspired to start a new collage.
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