These days I have so many balls in the air that I am about to weep. You know how it gets. You want to do Everything. One thing that has made me very happy amidst this ridiculous (self-imposed) buzz is cutting ephemera found at estate sales into little itty bitty pieces and then reassembling them into all-vintage collages. Well, I got one done. I made this piece for my mom Fran for Mother’s Day. My mom said she likes it, and has it right where she can see it every day. Since we live so far apart, this thought makes me very happy. The collage went into a pretty, vintage 70s frame, the kind where bamboo-like wood pieces are really magnets that hold the picture down. (See the complete piece here on my flickr stream.) Mom pointed out that this would make it very easy to change out the collage by season. Yes! I already am working on another collage for her. Another idea I picked up from the collage class that I’m currently taking Friday mornings (see? I’ve totally overloaded myself): When you go to an estate sale, especially if you don’t *need* anything, look for small items that you can buy to make a collage — a collage about that house. Even put the original address on it. I like that idea a lot, too. A lot a lot. Kind of a like, a tribute… a give-back… to the homes that make all of this possible.
Vintage collage: A Funny Way of Seeing Love
Karen knew that the secrets to life could be found every year at the Home Show
Seriously burnt out. But still energized to entertain and inform. So here are four random-ish photos from my massively out-of-control photo file. Which is still in better shape than my massively-out-of-control gmail account, where scores of your emails and photo submissions scream for my attention. Above: I’m a multimedia collage artist now, too, didja know. tee hee. Made this for my friend, home show manager extraordinaire Karen. Kinda crooked. And smudged. But the gold metallic poodles make up for it, don’t you think.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mama Bird
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to my wonderful mother Fran. These days I am also obsessed with vintage collage, and sent her this little card, my first completed work. My mom has always encouraged me in all my endeavors. She and her mother, my grandmother Cecilia, always taught me that I could do anything, be anyone, that I wanted, if I worked hard enough. Thank you, Mom, I love you.
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