LAW 163: More From The Wisconsin Poets

I am closing in on three months of collage making in my newest altered/repurposed book project, The Wisconsin Poets' Calendar. It has been an opportunity to step away from the more abstract painterly style i had been persuing, delve back into a more familar, surreal narrative.

A Question of Relative Worth, 3.1.19

Each of these approaches to collage require a different sort of focus. I find that i look at the same imagery in very different ways. If i work exclusively with one style for a while i stop seeing all the possibilities, the images start getting stale.

Debunking the Myth of ..., 3.3.19

I start getting antsy; i feel the rising urge to rush out to second hand stores, yard sales, the terrible need for more books to cut up raises its ugly head.

Altered Ego, 3.5.19

Uhh, stop me, stop me please! I live on a boat. NO ROOM, NO ROOM, should be my mantra. Sadly it often isn't. Alas, also sadly i have yet to find a good source for high quality, cheap source material.

Putting it Altogether, 3.8.19

Yes, i could indeed print my own images, thus controlling the quality of paper etc.... If i had a printer, if i had room for a printer. (See, i live on a boat),

Fierce Defender, 3.10.19

However, the above, not withstanding; that's not the way i work. For me, collage is about the gentle serendipity that comes when turning a page reveals the 'just perfect image', the solution you didn't know you where looking for.

A Question of Personal Identity, 3.11.19

Stepping into am Unknown Future, 3.16.19

I also think of collage as a great vechicle for a personal life goal of repurposing, reusing and recreating as many of the material objects as i can.

Mixed Mandala, 3.16.19

Stay strong, stay creative
More later
gail