More collages. Really!

Yes really!  More collages.

In Saturday Sketchbooks Hilary has been concentrating on collage and pattern.  One suggestion she made was that we made collages and then copied them on the next page, colour matching our paints as best we could.   This didn't appeal to me at all.  I mentioned in the previous post that I am using half an A5 concertina sketchbook.  I decided to do a series of collages using a limited colour palette.   I'm really pleased with the results.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do next.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Making little books

I am thrilled that my eldest grandson, aged 6, loves to make little books.  As he is in Australia and I am in the UK, it is not possible to make them together.  The next best thing is to make short videos for him.  I thought I would share them with you.  (Sorry they don't have subtitles).

I made this video in 2013 but it's still relevant!

This is a new video to go with the one above.  And you will notice you don't actually need the ruler!

And this is the newest one.

I hope you enjoy making some little books.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Another online course

I signed up for an online course through Fibre Arts Take Two.  The course is called Process & Possibilities - Connecting with Collage.   The tutor is Cordula Kagemann.

I have watched all of the videos and done some of the activities.  I made some collages and am continuing to make them.

I tried image transfer but this one didn't work very well.  I'll try again sometime.

I also tried making a textile sheet.  My first attempt became dark grey because I didn't allow the layers to dry properly before putting the next layer on.  I knocked it back with white paint and a bit of turquoise, but it's still a bit grey.

With my second attempt I tried different colours of layers than those in Cordula's instructions.  This is much more in my colour palette.  I'm looking forward to cutting it up.

Thanks for joining me today.
Bernice