Wanna know the tool I've been using most often lately, and have found most indispensable?
It's not my trusty brayer, or my sharpest scissors, or some fancy gimmick.
It's this:
A humble piece of cardboard with a 3x5" hole in it.
Every night I sit down to create my index card collage, and as I push my bits of paper this way and that trying to find a nice composition.....
Laying this frame on top makes everything become very clear:
And what starts as a pile of scraps quickly becomes the finished 3x5 collage.
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Here are my other index cards from this week:
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I'll be taking the ICAD show on the road for the next 5 days as we drive south to spend time with family. You can bet I'll be packing my trusty cardboard.
In the meantime, I've been interviewed by the wonderful Amy Hood for issue four of her "Art Together" zine! The zine became available for sale a few days ago, and Amy has an excerpt of my interview on her website today.
Great idea, Karen!
ReplyDeleteLove your index cards Karen....and yes isolating portions of your arrangement can also lead you to better and more interesting compositions.
ReplyDeleteI love the one with the picture of you!
ReplyDeleteGreat ICaDs! I have other sizes of mat boards cut out for the same reason, and always forget to use them - thanks for the reminder!! Now to go catch up on my ICaDs :D! Enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteLove the viewfinder! It's so very useful. I've used them when drawing from life but never thought about it as a collage tool. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAren't the most mundane things always the best tools. Who needs fancy when cardboard will do. Great "quoted" xox
ReplyDeleteI do that same thing with a 2.5x3.5 for ATCs.
ReplyDeleteCool icads, especially the first and last ones.
Love this! It could work with an ATC card, too...a 2.5" x 3.5" hole!
ReplyDeleteI love this! It could work for an ATC, too..a 2.5" x 3.5" hole!
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