I have been adding collage to finish some of my watercolor alphabet journal pages from the month of July.
I thought you might enjoy seeing them – before and after collage photos:
Letter “E” is for eyes:
For the collaged “hair,” I colored Swedish tracing paper with Derwent Ink Tense Blocks, added water to blend the colors and let dry. I then sewed them to my paper with a light gray thread. Her eyes were a little more sultry than I intended! 😉
Letter “F” is for Fridays, frogs, flowers and ferns:
I stapled my handpainted collage papers to my watercolor paper. I then covered the staples by gluing a circle over them. The black letter “f” is a sticker.
Letter “G” is for mixing greens:
I attached the collage paper with a flower brad, glued a paper scrap with a square on top and added the “good” fortune: You will hear good news today!
I hope to finish letters, “H” and “I” next week!
Happy Friday! Cheers! 🙂
I love these. I love your work. Your art. You!! 👍😉💚
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You are such a sweet friend! 💗 Thank you Jodi! 💐
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As are you!!
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It is fun to see the works in progress, the added papers and sewing, etc gives each piece new meaning. As always wonderful art Jill…and I agree with Jodi!
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Hi Sharon, I thought the sewing added a nice dimension. I have been doing some reorganizing and finally have a place to sew again! 😊 Thanks for your kind words of support as always!! 😘💕 xoxo
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My pleasure. I need to get my sewing machine out again and start experimenting.
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I love the idea of stitching the paper to your art piece and the addition of the collage on the G page really balances the piece.
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Thank you, Carol 😊 I really enjoyed stitching on paper so will be doing more in the future! 💗 The collage does balance the watercolor on “G” – I see it now too. 👍
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I love your girl face, and Mixing Greens!! The frog is adorable.
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Thank you, Deborah! 💚🐸💚 I think the frog is a prince in disguise! 👑 Lol! 😄
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Oh yes! I can see that being the case.
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This is a great project. Alluring eyes! (K)
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Thank you so much Kerfe! 😍
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I love the expression on the frog’s face!😀
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I thought he turned out kind of cute! 😉🐸💚 Thank you!
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They’re all so pretty, love the pear. And had to smile about your girl with the sexy glance 😊 So funny – what some lines on paper can do! Have a wonderful weekend!🌞
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Thank you Ann, I really like how my pear turned out! 🍐 And yes, it is amazing what we can paint or sometimes it seems, wants to be painted! Lol! 😉
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