Chicago Ceiling

Detail of a Tiffany ceiling mosaic. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage: From Concept to Reality

When I started pasting paper in sketchbooks almost a year ago, my collage project, while real enough, was more of a conceptual exercise. Could I even do this for a full year, I wondered? Now that many of the compositions have been scanned, and some released from their bindings, conceptual doesn’t apply any more. Presenting the collages…

Collage #324

Regal colors, monoprinted elements, and a grid format as a base layer for larger work. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage #340

Maps as color blocks. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage #263

Handmade paper for some great edging. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage #108

Stripes, patterns, music and an overlay of chalk form a base for further work. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage #300

Minimal texture offsets the bright swath of red across the horizon line. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest

Collage #192

Khaki greens and soft reds. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest