I thought I would walk through the process for anyone who is interested in collage.
I started with a 24" x 30" canvas board. After tearing up brown paper grocery bags into assorted sizes, I used a mixture of half white glue and about half water. It helps to wrinkle up your paper before you apply it to the canvas board in order to get better texture.
With the right colors applied after drying you can make this look just like leather. I love this texture. I applied several shades of orange, followed by transparent washes of burnt umber and burnt sienna, building up layers of color.
I cut the shape of a woman out of an old map and pasted her on, adding a face and sunglasses.
I then cut the shapes of puzzle pieces out of various pics, gluing them together. The moon in the upper left corner and the heart shape came from some used coffee filters that I had painted during a day of experimenting. I then added the phrasing and there you have it.
Hope you like it.
Susan
