On Friday I leave for New Orleans for another wonderful workshop with Michael DeMeng. The group of artists that are gathering for the week long event are from all over the county (and Canada). It's usually a really talented bunch, high on commitment, imaginative and great fun to be around. This year we are sharing ATC cards, short for Artists Trading Cards. All new to me, I had to come up with a title or theme for my group of cards and a number, making the finished cards for New Orleans a limited edition. Once we meet, our homemade ATC cards are traded or shared.
My ongoing love of collage was going to be the ground work for this project. I wasn't sure if I would be cutting the original collage into ATC card size (3.5 x 2.5") or scanning them to place on card stock. Well low and behold, everything came together beautifully. The finished product is the result of digital manipulation and each hand created collage.
For example, here is the original:
and the digital manipulation:
another before:
My series name is "Misfits", and as final products go, this morphing from something I found appealing to layering and texturing, well it's a happy medium.
Here are just a couple others:
I feel more ready than usual for this "Artventure". Two projects to work on while I'm there and a costume for a Second Line Parade. Not to mention a private class with Thomas Mann, the famous jeweler, and a show by the sword swallowing "Ri Diculous".
Will try and keep you posted on events and art in NOLA.
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