This next project, I spent hours and hours on. I wanted to do a large piece for my home. One that would incorporate images of my family. This piece measures 38 x 24. I wanted something that would draw the person in and want to explore.
The thing that I found most challenging about this project was, I am use to working on a single collage, but not six different collages, that are on the same piece. I needed to make each one there own, but still be able to have a focal point that will still draw you back. Also, I usually only work with 3 colors of paint and then antique the piece, but in this project, I worked with 5 colors and then antique...yikes, stepping out of my comfort zone.
Now, this is a photo of my sister, brother and me in our earlier years...lol. I still want to add dangles hanging from the chain. I have jewelry from my childhood, that I might disassemble and incorporate into this piece. I found three sheets of music that represented part of my childhood. I covered each piece with wax and tied off with string. One was, "a letter for my mother", "angels watching over me" and the last is, "come out into the glorious day".
The book will be an on going process. I will be adding lace, papers, etc., as I am filling in the pages.
On this piece, my husband grew up on a farm, was a logger, had his own sheep and rode bulls. I found pieces that I felt would represent his childhood. One of the many things that I love about him, is that he has always been one who smiles everywhere he goes and is always in a good mood.
Oh, my 3 little munchkins...this photo was taken years ago, oh, how the time flies by.
Did you ever have a song sing in your soul and it kept calling to you, well this is how my husband and I feel about the West. We love it out there and will someday be moving out there. He is from Oregon and each time we head out West, we feel as if we have come home. So, I created a collage, that represented this. The side metal container holds a poem about the day that is done and gone by and all that we hold is our memories of that day.
On each side of the boxes, I have either placed words, buttons or vintage finds. Well, I hope that you enjoyed my piece, I will be searching for a vintage easel to display this on in my house.