Funny how one idea often leads to another!
I recently created this paper collage for the 100-day project on Instagram (I’m doing 100 days of faces).
“Dottie hoped someone would ask her to dance at the party…”
I found a photo of a face and cut it in half to challenge myself to draw the second half of her face a little differently. Β I added collage from a magazine for her dress and a hat from paper I purchased to give her a little zing! π The background I created with watercolor.
This led me to create today’s weird bird: Β “Her friends called her a night owl.”
This one is a bit weird – even for me… but you have to admit, it is quite a hoot to look at! Β Lol! Β π
I found an image of an owl, cut it in half and found an image of a gal’s face and matched the two images together. Β Next, I traced part of her dress using tracing paper and then cut out a piece of my gelli-printed paper. Β I liked the striking contrast with the black and white image with the red.
I found another gelli-print to paste my image to – it looks a bit mysterious with a moon shape in the upper left corner. Β The image at the bottom I cut from a piece of collage paper.
I hope you enjoyed learning how I created today’s collages. Β These were like a puzzle for me and so fun to do!
Happy Weird Bird Wednesday!
Cheers! π
Love these! But then, I would. π
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Thanks Arlene! π I see you are a gelli-print fan like me! ππ¨
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Hi Jill, I only just started with Gelli printing and wondering where this has been all my life! I also found that you can print on Styrofoam plates too! π
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I look forward to reading your blog this weekend when I have more time! So much fun!! π¨π
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Both wonderful. Collage is a constant surprise, right? (K)
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Yes! I just love collage! β€ππ Thanks Kerfe! π
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A hoot indeed!!! Happy weird Wednesday! πβ€οΈ
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Thanks Jodi! π¦π Fun to play! π¨ππ
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π€£ These are both hilarious! Adorable and super creative Jill!
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Thanks so much Jenna! ππ€£ So happy you like them! HOOT!! π¦ππ
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As always Jill you never cease to amaze with your creativity. π Have a hoot today and happy weird bird Wednesday. βΊ
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Thank you Susan! You are so sweet!! ππ¦π
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Fabulous! I love your experiments.
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Thanks so much Catherine!! π¦π¨π I like challenging myself!
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These are great. I especially liked how sensitive you were to your starting material as you built on it. A very thoughtful process, I thought, and with such arresting results.
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Thank you, Claudia π I do think the background can add or subtract from a piece of collage. It took me awhile to find the right color for the owl one. I appreciate your comments! β€
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Jill as always you experiment with your art and have some fun in the process. I wish I had time to play a bit too.
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Thank you Kath β€ Good thing you can’t see what my house looks like… I know how difficult it is to squeeze in some time to play! I wish I had more time too. π Sending you some creative time β¨ Hugs! π
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