bottle of stars

here is a collage from my collage journal using a similar idea , i used some astrophotography prints and made drawings of old bottles from my old bottle collection,i love the shape and colors of old glass......enjoy , michaela

here is a poem i wrote about this college that is on the opposite journal page


                                                Create art

                                   in the bottle you shall see

                                   the stars of the pleiades

                                   in the bottle filled with blue

                                   all mysteries unfold for you

                                   in the stars patterns lie

                                   some shaped like kites that fly

                                   in the stars charioteer and cart

                                   in the stars He displays His art.

ships in a bottle

                                             
This collage was inspired by some old pen and ink drawings of ships that i found at a flee market in the Pocono's.  The ground is a small 5x7 in. canvas panel,the background is text from the same book that the drawings came from.  i made sketches of old bottles on the back of the ink drawings,then cut them out using a craft knife. i don't want to explain in detail how to collage , there is a lot of material available ,i do enjoy sharing my work with others, maybe it will be an inspiration.......  michaela

Collage art by Kayla

                                                       14x14 inches 
                                            

i had a lot of fun making this collage, the ground is a piece of Plexiglas and the background  - old sheet music,  i used artist papers to make the images by drawing on the back of the sheet then carefully cut the images out with an craft knife.
i used mod podge as a glue.

collage art by Kayla

I made the image for this collage from newspaper, the background is paper towel ripped into small pieces then glued to the maple wood ground. I use acrylic medium as a glue,mod podge also works well. I used some buttons for embellishments ....I love buttons !!

                                 

This collage uses the same methods ,the image is unique it's made from a late 1800's Sear and Roebuck catalog, After drawing the image on the very brittle paper , I cut it out using an x-acto knife,then very carefully glued  it onto the background.

Whymsicallotus: Journal pages continued...

Whymsicallotus: Journal pages continued...: "I thought I would post a few more pages before going to bed... ; ) This next one is an example of what I do when I get frustrated with a pa..."

Collage artist Claudine Hellmuth

I have her book Collage Discovery Workshop , It is an excellent book and started me on my collage journey.  Claudine can be found at her web site :  www.collageartist.com