Find Your Balance

[Terri]

A new one - this came from a tutorial about making the grid pattern. I liked the grid idea: one fans out from top left, the other fans out upwards, from bottom right. It gave me the idea to look for images that played into the theme of "balance." I also liked the visual of turning the lines into cubes in a few areas; it reminded me of a drawing class.

This is the first collage I've made with mainly nothing but magazine cutouts. After finding the theme namesake, I struggled with finding images to match the theme. I definitely prefer making my own cutouts, and my craft knife skills aren't great, but I'm glad I forced my way through this.

9x12" Bristol Strathmore white paper, magazines, a piece of sheet music, wax pencil.

This also has a contemporary flare, in my opinion, way outside my comfort zone. I'm also not sure the "balance" of the piece is successful. Any and all comments are welcomed and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

 

[Donna T]

Very cool piece, Terri! I think you depicted the theme of balance so well with all the different images in the right places on the grid. I fear a little for Humpty Dumpty but maybe he'll be OK unless something or someone shifts. I don't know why but I always like bits of sheet music in collages. They seem to add something in a way that words can't.

 

[snoball]

Oh yeah! I think the "balance" is perfect in this. It is a wonderful piece, lots to look at here in a very simple piece. Love it!

 

[Enyaw]

Really likeable. Great piece. I especially like Humpty on the wall.

 

[Terri]

Donna, Sno, Wayne - thank you all!

Humpty better be careful.

 

[Enyaw]

Humpty better be careful

If not, he might fall and add some yellow where it isn’t needed.

 

[Artyczar]

Perfect balance and an excellent composition because it's not so symmetrical. I love this. It almost reminds me of a Calder. It has so much interest to it. Lots going on, yet simply stated and you made such excellent decisions. It's so good. You are mastering collage, my friend!!!

 

[Terri]

Thank you, Ayin! Your words mean a lot.

 

[KreativeK]

This creation of yours is so fun yet intriguing at the same time. Humpty is genius!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Amazing and tells a great story. Love it all....

 

[Terri]

Thank you, Kay and Jo! I appreciate the kind words.