Who's watching? Three birds.

Dear Sarah/Dear Nikki - Day 440 of our daily drawing exchange

Hi Sarah -

I’ve been reading Collage by Women: 50 Essential Contemporary Artists by Rebeka Elizegi, and was struck by how much deconstruction and reconstruction of the human figure is going on in the examples.

Note for those who may wish to purchase via the link I will receive a teeny tiny commission. But hey, it’s a way to support my growing glue habit.

I also wanted to start using some of the dozens of maps and travel brochures I’ve been hoarding forever without knowing why. In the end, I restrained myself and did not also layer on paints, ribbons, glitter and who knows what else (I keep finding things in my boxes of ‘keep this, just in case’ that I think could find new lives in collage…) and just went with the basics. I did, however, try to pay some attention to the colour palette and gave some thought to design principles, so the process felt a little less chaotic and random than is oft the case in my messy world.

Hope you are doing better today - the aftermath of certain treatments/vaccines can approach the awfulness of whatever ailment one is trying to cure/prevent.

Chicken soup? Cold compresses? Tea?

Sending healing vibes your way…

Nikki

Hi Nikki,

I felt much better today—even got out for a walk. This is a haiku I wrote about my walk.

The sun disappeared/A cold hard rain stung my face/Oh look, a rainbow

When I came home I culled a few old paintings and cut them up to make a collage. No bodies were deconstructed. I’m not sure that I’m cut out for collage (hahahahaha!) due to limited space and patience and a dislike of stickiness. But I can see how it could be mighty seductive, rearranging reality.

XO S

PS Step away from the glitter.