Front and Back

 

Well that was an interesting experiment…

What's Happening At The Back?........................Wild Rocks/Zoo

So I plundered yet again the old facsimile book of victorian childrens stories and poems with amusing illustrations of the time. These two pages seemed ideal as they were next to each other although one would be upside down. I made slits where the bars of the cage was so I could slip animals and birds into the cages soon realised they would be tricky to accomodate. So the rocks and minerals seemed a better solution and easier to cut out! Well, it amused me for an hour or so fiddling about with the slots and the rocks. The results need some work but for now here they are.

Here's the other side which is less successful but has a surrealness ( is that a word?) which I like.

Three Backs from the Archives -

Three recent collage backs which caught my eye.

Theme for this week is - What's Happening At The Back?

Make A COLLAGE THAT WORKS front ways and back ways or where the back is connected to the front in some way via a window or a slit in the paper ( or card ). This might be tricky but will be interesting to see the results. We sometimes find that backs of collages are just as interesting as the fronts by accident. Go through your archive to find those hidden gems!

BANKSY and the ART of DECEPTION

 Found on the internet: Banksy uses deception primarily through his consistent anonymity and clever, unexpected artistic stunts, such as the self-shredding painting after an auction, to comment on the art world and society. This tactic makes him an enigma, fuels media attention, and allows him to control his narrative, though it also creates issues with authentication and opens the door for fakes.

I had fun making these three ATCs ala Banksy.

(The brick background is from the last bit of a sheet of 'scrapbooking' paper I purchased years ago and I had JUST enough to create 3 ATCs in the correct measurements!)

the-art-of-deceit: You've WON a Prize!!

I See No Ships?