tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post5646842083213097615..comments2024-03-27T14:52:47.190-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: CollageThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-48698759057370823902011-02-14T18:50:56.993-08:002011-02-14T18:50:56.993-08:00Thank you, June and Cyde. You've put your fing...Thank you, June and Cyde. You've put your finger on exactly what was bothering me about this. I was being told this was collage but in truth it doesn't look like what I've been led to believe collage truly is. These fabric collages make me say applique because that is what they are, and they really look like photographs of actual things and places in the magazine. All the other collage examples are more as you two describe - push and pull and make you think stuff. There may be harmony or not, but it's that juxtaposition of images and sometimes text that don't necessarily belong together but still tell a story that makes collage collage.<br /><br />Connie Rose does both paper (http://collagejourney.blogspot.com/) and fabric (http://constancerosetextilesales.blogspot.com/) collage, and is one of the bloggers I referred to that has helped me understand collage better. Compare her work to Breitman's and you will see quite a difference.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-7148679228221056032011-02-14T08:02:41.146-08:002011-02-14T08:02:41.146-08:00collage for me is a collection of small pieces, fr...collage for me is a collection of small pieces, fragment of materials usually a part of a whole put together by the creator's idea and inner sight to create a new subject.Joryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052061530473807334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-14735249043596132642011-02-13T22:15:09.901-08:002011-02-13T22:15:09.901-08:00Like Terry, I'm not sure I would classify anyt...Like Terry, I'm not sure I would classify anything so representational as collage, although as soon as I say that, I wonder "why not?"<br /><br />I guess I always think of collage as disparate elements juxtaposed, placed together so they jar and bounce off one another. Breitman's pieces don't talk to one another, they sort of sing in harmony, using a melody we all instantly recognize. What collage adds is the unfamiliar next to the familiar, or two familiars that don't ordinarily go together.<br /><br />Or so I've always thought.<br /><br />I think "blurring of the lines" is perhaps an understatement; "collage" is a bit more contemporary than "still life."<br /><br />But it's late and I'll have to read Elizabeth Barton and see if I still think the same. TTYL:-)Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-60348954414277752132011-02-13T19:55:51.572-08:002011-02-13T19:55:51.572-08:00No sooner had I posted this entry than I read some...No sooner had I posted this entry than I read something similar on Elizabeth Barton's blog. Someone unfamiliar with art quilts and anticipating the worst told her when she brought her work in that they weren't quilts, they were fiber collages. I kind of like that term. Read the post here: http://tinyurl.com/6j9y5ks <br /><br />As for Breitman's work, One description in the article of "Maple" says she creates a dense illusion that is much more than a representation of a tree - each leaf is a separate piece of cloth. I imagine even with the varnishing, close up you would see the texture of the layered pieces so might remind us of fused applique. I would like to see one just to know.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-7847443781595810262011-02-13T04:24:34.495-08:002011-02-13T04:24:34.495-08:00I love the one called "Blowing in the Wind&qu...I love the one called "Blowing in the Wind"<br /><br />I've always thought of collage as something you do with modge podge and paper. This blows me away. I wonder what the pieces look like up close? Do they look anything like fused quilts or do they look like paper collages or are they a different look entirely?<br /><br />I'm back by the way....anytime before Apr 1 you want to do to the museum, give me a nudge.<br /><br />susan in spokaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-19242530868168287922011-02-12T22:12:50.753-08:002011-02-12T22:12:50.753-08:00Her work is beautiful. I have wondered if what I d...Her work is beautiful. I have wondered if what I do qualifies as fabric collage. Probably. Maybe "stitched fabric collage."Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.com