Collage on wood block
These small 3.5" X 5" collages were amongst the first of many that I experimented with. Collage is my break from doing Acrylic paintings. I simply began to burn out.... but collage has a fun, quirky, spontaneous sense about it that I like.... I play with vintage tintypes, wall paper, sheet music, etc.... My favorite "glue" medium is Golden's Heavy Tar gel.... Its wonderful.
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Albums: Collage Tidbits
Location: Dallas, Texas
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Comment by Debbie Smith on August 26, 2011 at 1:00pm -
Wow! I really like this! I agree -- there's something so freeing about doing collage. Has it given you new inspiration for your acrylic work?
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Comment by K. Wayne on July 15, 2011 at 10:49pm -
I see this now. Answers a lot of my previous questions. I have not tried the Tar Gel yet. Excellent!
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Comment by Mike Tann on July 9, 2011 at 5:25pm -
Very good series, also like to play with assemblages like Greg and Grant.
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Comment by Grant Dowling on July 8, 2011 at 7:00am -
Like the collages Curtis. I was "all painted out" with my acrylics when I discovered assemblage... It was always around but I never noticed it that much and now I am doing about 50/50 paint and assemblage/collage. It's great having more than one area to work in...
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Comment by Greg Hanson on July 7, 2011 at 10:25am -
Great collage series...I agree...the whole process of cut and glue is great fun, and lends itself to such easy quirkiness!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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