Science Collages on Index Cards~ 2013

 Mini collages on index cards with

science illustrations from an old book,

and assorted ephemera...

I drew the sprig of flowers in the

upper right corner to repeat the 

motif in the pink scrapbook paper.

The pink flower on the lower right is

my own drawing with watercolor.

The illustration of the man is from a

vintage book that I bought at 

a library sale--a great resource!

More bits of ephemera: text, book illustration,

postage stamp, scrap of soda pop carton, drawings,

and brown paper with paint. It's fun to add the

pen-drawn 'shadows' around the edge of 

some of the shapes, and I have to resist the

urge to do it on every collage!

I am not sure where the Asian lady came from-

perhaps a collage pack?  This collage includes

yellow fabric across the center.

When I create a collage, I try to 'lead the eye'

from left to right across the surface of the

collage.  The viewer's eye can be directed

by the lines, placement of colors and shapes,

and even the edges and open spaces

within the collage.

I also try to repeat some of the colors,

shapes, or motifs within the collage.

Here, there is a repetition of rectangular shapes,

circular shapes, dots, and the color green.

Collages often look 'random,' but I

 put them together intuitively with the

balance of shapes and colors in mind. Above,

 there is a 'stair step' of shapes from the

 upper left down to the phrase 'Modern Life.'

The circular diagram and the tree motif 

on the right keep our eyes from 'falling

off the page' on the extreme right. Our eye

is guided back up into the text and we

can again look across the surface of the 

collage comfortably as many times as we like.

Contrasting unrelated or unexpected 

images gives a fun quality to the piece.

So glad you stopped by --

I hope you enjoyed your visit!  Your

comments are appreciated more than you know...

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to see more great art on index cards!