Critical Assemblage

Here's the other of which I spoke. Not sure if its any better but it took me longer to find all those words!

Beatle Stamps

These didn't take long so I made another which took me a bit longer - coming up next! Am I excited by the upcoming rejuvinated "Anthology" project - extra content and a Dizzy Plus series? I suppose I am. I was hooked on the Get Back films and always a treat to hear new songs or out takes etc. I guess I'm a Beatle fan forever. Sorry the stamps are bit weak though!

Free for all….

 Thank you for the great themes the last two months …I hate the free for all as I have to think for myself….

So I just did what we makes me laugh and give all these folks the wrong heads…

THEME: FREE for ALL (read below)

WoW... it has been 2 months since I signed on to be the theme picker and time sure flies when you are having good creative fun! 

I am ready to pass the torch to ? 

I was actually inspired by this quote I found in a child's book of art:

"In art we can make pictures of things we love and know and imagine." 

And it made me smile and I thought "FREE FOR ALL"! 

BIG & Little.....................Do Nutti'n 'Til You Hear From Me

BIG & little

 Yes, that is the Grand Canyon. What's going on?

I dunno. I found the cute little man. Then I cut out the huge purple chair.

I needed a background so I thought I would go LARGER than the chair.

Rob Roy Discovers A Nest Of BIG Hats

BIG-&-little: Oliver & Stanley ATCs

BIG & Little ......................................Giant Telephones (Sculpture Trail)

BIG Budgie Botherers

From the archives.

BIG man little birds

 I made myself laugh with this one.

THEME: BIG & little

 A collage challenge of LARGE & small PROportions! Have fun.

The World of DREAM

 

dreams: Out of Control Car Dream

Double Dreamscapes

Two recent collages that may or may not be related to recent dreams of houses and buildings. I often find myself in old places I have lived in the past but they are slightly different or very different depending on what cheese I ate the night before!

Dream scenes 1 -4

My dreams never make any sense and jump around, one minute you are wearing boxing gloves ..then you are paddling through pies..the bird with a gigantic orange fork flies by and then a moth attacks a tacky clock in a wood…what does it all mean?

Last night I dreamt I got a tattoo on my wrist and I was horrified with myself..
 

Dream A Little Dream Of..................................TV Game Show?

THEME: Dream a little dream of me

Collages depicting a dreamscape. Does it make no sense. No problem. Neither do a lot of my dreams. Have fun!!

Collector Henri Matisse...

I was browsing through an art book and found this photo of Henri Matisse tending to his collection of exotic birds which he purchased from Paris merchants who were selling caged birds along the Seine. Reportedly starting in the summer of 1936, his love for birds remained throughout his life and surely the doves and songbirds he so enjoyed influenced his later cut-out creations.

Collectors: Garry Gottle's Vent Doll Convention

Television Collectors

This on wouldn't fit under the scanner so had to take a wonky photo!

Collections…surfaces.

 Surfaces…we both do collect too much..but I make sure all surfaces such as tables and chairs need to be clear…but other surfaces..even the ledges over doors are fair game.The floor should also be clear (mostly).

Of course walls must be totally covered!

Before the clutter ..

Collectors of Dials

Theme: Collectors and their prized collection(s)

 Oh, so much stuff! 

hearts+flowers: Special Delivery!

HEARTS & FLOWERS = True Love (or at least a good kiss!)

 I have some good books to cut up that deal with L O V E. The doves were originally carrying love letters and the window appeared partially open and had panes and a lace curtain (which I obviously got rid of). I found the kissing couple in another book and added the heart to her necklace as well as the floating vibes those two are giving off. I felt like I had to explain because I think the finished product totally looks like a found image and not something I put together. ha ha

Hearts and Flowers.

 This one went a bit weird….it just sort of happened!

Sorry!

Hearts & Flowers....................................Joust A Song About Hearts & Flowers

THEME: HEARTS & FLOWERS

 Sentimentality/Expressionss of Endearment -- a tender way to end the month of July themes.

professions: Stunt Artistes

Professions/Work/Occupations: Portrait of Horace and Holly Baum, Tree Surgeons

 

Work, Occupations etc............................The Bricklayer

He sells sea shells on the sea shore

 Barry’s sea shell sales had dropped off…he wondered if he needed to start using decimal currency!

Professions/Occupations/Work............................Scientists Or Magicians?

Contains even more floor sweepings from the last theme!

THEME: Professions / Occupations / Work

 Illustrate a form of employment using your skills as a collage artist!

Abstract To The Max..................................Scrap Pile and Scrap Stamps

More floor sweepings and bits from my work table combined with leftovers from previous projects.

ABSTRACT to the MAX ATCs

 So much fun, I had to make three instead of one!

Abstract To The Max............................Semi Detached Detritus

Yes, guilty as charged! My room is a mess - but from chaos comes order (sort of).

Michael’s floor sweepings

 

abstract-to-the-max: Mystery Picture

A few bits and pieces of outtakes from the last few weeks.

Abstract To The Max ..............................Floor Sweepings Collages x Two

Two for the price of one! Hazel scooped up most of the good stuff and I'm left with the dregs!

THEME: Abstract to the Max -- Basically a "Free for All" using anything that might be hanging around your work space or junk mail...

Betty DEARLY LOVED her PET Vampire Bat Barney...

...and commissioned a portrait she proudly hung in the living room, baffling her two newest pets (Oriental shorthair cats) who seemed to resemble Barney in a curious way! (Look up the breed...those ears!!)
 

Dearly Loved Pet............................Nelson - The Wonder Dog

A fictitious pet - one who has won many medals and badges in the Navy.

Mynah Mimic

I did want a Mynah Bird after seeing one on Children’s TV.

One of nature’s mimics, I thought it’d be good for some light-hearted banter.

Joey…long lost pet.

 By the time I was born my mom was sick of bigger pets…my older sister had owned a rabbit and a cat….by the time  I was born mom only agreed to a budgie and the cat and bunny were ancient history…I remember being baffled where they had gone and why couldn’t we go and get them back!

We had  over the years two budgies a green one and a blue/purple one..both called Joey, as mom insisted all budgies were called Joey?!…(despite my aunty having a budgie called Perky.)

Joey was lovely.❣️

Dearly Loved Pet.......................................Good Boy

From the archives.

PORTRAIT of a DEARLY LOVED PET

Haven't we all had a pet who we have outlived and think about fondly? OR does a beloved pet currently live with you?

Paint a portrait of that pet in collage form. Framed or unframed. In its habitat or an imagined one. Hanging in a museum or sitting on a table in a frame. You get the picture. 

P.S. If you are like my husband who, as a child, never had a pet, imagine one you would have loved to have and memorialize it with a portrait!

move-it-or-lose-it: Carry That Weight

MOVE It or LOSE It

While some may find a stroll in nature with an occasional stop to smell the roses a "moving" pastime, there is nothing like a session of "air cycling" to get the old blood flowing!

Use it or lose it….

 This theme made me think of when I try to Hula Hoop in our house. Trying to exercise in a crowded house.

Not enough room to swing a cat.