Valerie is here

Weighing in at 7 lbs 3 oz. This little bundle of sweetness has joined the family.  Mother and baby doing fine.  So are the rest of us.   Its a blessing. 

Femininity

This simple collage is made to celebrate the imminent birth of first great granddaughter, Valerie.  I was thinking pink but found these beautiful peachy colors which I pulled awhile back from a fashion magazine. Rather than tear it into smaller pieces, i left large images alone.   I think my granddaughter, the new mom, will like it better this way.  Now that I see it on screen, I think I will go back and fortify the peach color.

Hand finale

The reaching hand has metamorphed into a different kind of collage.  After two years of transformations and failures, and setting it aside...I think it is done.

I left three of the butterflies a few orbs and the hand.   But it has a new life now with the addition of collage papers, more paint and a better color palette.     I need to sign it and let it go.  

Carrot chorus

Ok. I admit this is an odd subject, but in my defense, and only artists will get it, I had some really pretty orange papers in my collage pile.  It was an aha moment.  When I tossed them on this painting the colors sang to me.   So i tore the papers into carrot shapes and lined them up.   In my stash of hand carved stamps which I created a few years ago, i had a set of faces. By stamping on orange scraps and gluing them down, it created the chorus. 

I had such fun making this piece and enjoying the colors, i may just do a follow up some time.  But for now. It can stand on its own.

The photo of carrots is from a magazine. I had planned to use it in a collage someday but certainly did not have this in mind at the time.

By the way this is painted over the unicorn painting. See ? Hes still there lower left side.

Ive had some interesting feedback as this progressed. Two people think I should put arms on them connected like a chorus line.  One thinks they need two legs.    So they can be in dance poses.    Lol.  Maybe the next one.  Right now it feels finished.   I hope you enjoy it.