This collage (30" x 22") is in process, so you'll probably see it again. I've avoided working this large in collage for a long time. Partly because the imagery become more diffuse. And, pulling images straight from books and magazines (no bigger than 10x14") seems to work best (in terms of scale) with a 12x18" format max, but I decided on bigger.
I loved, loved making this collage, but it's bothersome to me that there isn't a focal point, really, besides the orange. What this still needs a bigger shape &/or variation in sizes, and some place for my eyes to stop...maybe I've been brainwashed by design classes. I'll probably create my own (bigger) images, probably drawn in pencil, and layer them into the piece.
The thing I did differently w/ this collage was slap down a whole pages of a magazines, slathered w/ glue, and paint out the negative space. It's more chaotic and (more)cathartic than some of my other unplanned but more structured collages.
Usually, my collages seem to have a personal secret of trauma in them, that I'm trying to say out loud. This collage feels more like global trauma. Even so! it makes me happy.
