Bird Collages

Fall Art Tour is around the corner - October 14-16.

Nothing like a deadline to spur activity! I've been spending more consistent time in the studio...and loving it. I've been concentrating mostly on collages - lots of layers of collage elements and paint and whatever other media seems to work.

Here are a couple pieces in a series of fanciful bird collages.

Fancy Hen

Fancy Hen has earrings made from craft foam, embellished eyes from one of my drawings, and telephone cable wire outlines.

Sandpaper Bird

I call this one Sandpaper Bird because the wings are the back side of some sandpaper I had on my work table.

Mint Tin Figures - Student Work

I taught a class in August making figures from mint tins. Here are some great pieces from students.

Sherri's figure. Gotta love the hair! Cool use of dress pattern  to cover the doll face.

Karla's figure - exterior. She calls it "Sooo Big". Fun piece.

Karla's figure - interior

Di's figure.  Is the "face" on the tin or above it? Hmmm.