For her fifth challenge, Helga wants us to make a collage from packagings of goodies we like, then add polka dots and something from nature.I´m not a fan of any packaging, so at first I had no idea what to do. Then I remembered a passage of a book about crows and ravens that I´ve read recently that said that those birds use packaging for their nests, and that they especially like to use metal pieces. So I decided to make a nest from my packaging and fix it with staples, then add a feather and use the wine cork to make polka dot blossoms.
This is what came out in the end, and here are the steps leading to it -
on the right there are some packagings of bread, art stuff, candies, tea, and a wine cork.
On the left you can see that I´ve cut all those papers and metals into strips.
And this is the background made of vintage papers collaged to a paper, gessoed, and painted with watersoluble crayons.
I like that idea of recycling - very cool. I always keep the ribbons,string and swing tickets from things I buy and keep them for using in my collage work, but this is taking things a step further. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWow, fantastic idea, Marion! I LOVE how you created a nest with all of the packaging you collected! Soooo creative and unique!!! : )
ReplyDeletegreat idea of recycling...really gorgeous work
ReplyDeleteDas Buch habe ich zwar gelesen, bevor Du es bekommen hast, aber diese Idee ist mir beim Lesen von Helgas Thema nicht gekommen. Toll!
ReplyDeleteChrista
what a wonderful and creative idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteeine tolle Idee und Umsetzung,
ReplyDeletewunderschön
Wonderful ATC Marion...and I bet you enjoyed "finding" all those candy wrappers...LOL
ReplyDeleteBarb, actually it´s an A4 sized collage.
ReplyDeleteLove your challenge, your crow is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBarbara
Marion, this is fantastic! I hope the kitties pick your name. :)
ReplyDeleteCindy :)