Category Archives: collage

It was a steampunk kind of a day

Today was the Michael DeMeng workshop and it was a lot of fun. He was a great teacher and very warm, funny and encouraging. Here are three of his pieces. They are just so rich with texture and detail. I love them. There were 12 students in the class and they brought the most amazing [...]

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Welding

On Wednesday, I’m taking a class with Michael DeMeng called Mad Masks. The class is going to be at Collage on Alberta. I’m really excited about it but intimidated as well. His work is made up of metal, paper, wires, paint and clay. I’ve had fun collecting junk to use in my piece. And thinking [...]

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The Paris Pendants

When the gals in my knit group found out I was going to Paris, they all chipped in and gave me a card with some spending money. It was a really sweet thing to do and eased any worries I had about the extravagance of the trip. I wanted to do something to thank everyone [...]

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Craft Day

Jasper didn’t come to craft day with me but he’s just so handsome I had to put his picture here. Like many other people, I take way too many pictures of my pet. How can I resist? But I digress. Every so often I get together with my good friends Meara and Therese. They are [...]

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Image Transfer Process

I’ve been loving this collage stuff. I’ve had tons of fun with the backgrounds but the most exciting new technique I’ve learned is the image transfer process using clear contact paper. It works so well and creates an image that is somewhat transparent. You are able to see some of the background texture through the [...]

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