Art, Photos, Music, some thoughts…
These are the pieces I worked on while on medical leave from my previous job from the end of March and all through April. I started a new position a week ago doing something totally different. It’s for half the pay and in a warehouse environment, but I think I’m where I need to be for the time being. A job is a job and so far no one is mistreating me. As for the art, I allowed myself to be messy to see where new ideas would take me. I got the spark I needed.
“To Save Oneself” A collage on a cardboard bust I got from an antique store maybe 10 years ago now. It’s a companion piece to the “Survival Hurts” collage from last year.
Paper collage. I was trying out a different layout and coloring technique. Didn’t turn out as planned, but I still like it.
I used a circle piece of card board from a package for painting and used shards of some flawed custom CDs that I never threw out due to the image I’d put on them. I saw another life for those shards and a few found a place in this piece.
Link to the poster print: https://www.zazzle.com/the_piercing_eye_poster-228980864632015851
The goal here was to use scraps. Paper and clippings I had no initial plans for and no idea for what to do, but I didn’t walk away until something I liked came through. I love the end results. Collage is not my usual thing but I love working this way. I’m forced to resolve whatever “mistakes” and end up liking the mess ups more than the plan. Art is life 
I’ve never made a collage with Photoshop before, so today I googled how and made a collage with some of the pop-up flower cards I made and recently mailed out. I have more photos of other card designs so I will make another, better one, but this was fun. By the way, I make so many of these cards that I send them at random now. If anyone viewing this wants one, shoot me a message where I can mail to.
A collage of tissue paper, an old cut up art print, fabric / lace and pastel coloring.
Allyson Marie Arts 