September 2012 Blog Posts (6)

What other collage sites do you visit?

I know of some but I’m wondering if there are other sites that members visit,  other than peoples’ individual web sites, that is. Many of the ones listed below (and I hope I’m not duplicating someone else’s efforts)  have been mentioned other places here on Collagist but I thought I’d try to get them together in one place. Of course, any comments I add are my own preceptions.

In no particular order

Kolaj Magazine…

http://www.sigliopress.com/books/jess.htm…

I am very pleased to announce that the accompanying catalog to the Strange Glue (Traditional and Avant-garde Collage) exhibition is now available at Lulu.com.

With 206 pages, a page dedicated to each of the 134 works in the show, a full essay, and exhibition documentation, this record of the…

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One of the books I picked up recently on a book buying mini-spree is Lenore Tawney’s Signs On The Wind --  Postcard Collages, 2002.  I am familiar with her work as a fiber artist but was completely unaware of the collages. Turns out they are delightful pieces that she mailed to friends, herself, and maybe even her cats. The book format is 8 x 8 inch and as far as I can tell the postcards are presented actual size or close thereto, one…

discover the 'Dictionnaire des collagistes contemporains' by PJ VARET ( France ) :

http://artcolle.com/jonnaert/index.html

http://www.flavorwire.com/324334/intriguing-photorealistic-paintings-on-newspapers?all=1

It's wonderfully simple yet powerful how this artist makes newspapers into a canvas, creating a collage element as she paints on top of them. Well worth the visit to this article and then the link to her home page.