More collage pages

The background on this spread is newsprint from Singapore. The image is from Dover. I copied the mask in the woman's hand, and since I'm not an artist, it didn't turn out very well. I added a stretchy gold cord to the mask.

Here is the same page glued into the book. On the right is a triangle I made from two book pages. The background is joss paper and the image is from Kathy.

This is the back side of the triangle. I used Chinese paper on this side. A Dover print I cut out is on the right side over gold joss paper. The background is Krylon Gold Leafing pen.



The black and red backgrounds above were created using paint and baking soda. Although the backgrounds didn't turn out as well as some I made later, I wanted to showcase the backgrounds, so used simple images of Buddhas from Bangkok.


I make handmade paper, but normally out of paper pulp. I experimented with day lillies and got two sheets and a partial sheet from the batch. This is how I used the partial sheet. I also had this large coin that I tried to use on several spreads and it didn't fit anywhere. I finally decided it would fit on this page if I put it in a small see-thru baggie. The image came from a magazine and the postage stamp came from China.

I found this background image in a JAL (Japanese Airline) magazine. I loved the castle and the writing. I added the Sumo warrior to the simple spread.



The background for this spread is gold paint. I stencilled red acrylic paint using punchinella as the stencil. The circle of dragons was created using a software program. The writing on the far left is from the spine of an Oriental paperback. Gold foil and vases are on the right.

This is another spread I liked when it was finished. I used bisque and light blue glazes for the background, spread with a credit card. The images are from Dover, and the vellum characters were from a friend.

Although it doesn't look like it, this was a tape transfer. The background was scrapbook paper. I strung small Chinese coins on a fiber to complete the spread.

I called this spread "Words of Wisdom." I used a Chinese newspaper for the background, then added fortunes around the central figure. I have added even more after this was scanned.

My attempt at a kimono came from reading directions for an origami kimono. I wanted to make it from copper mesh, but didn't have any, so I took some window screening and spray painted it copper. I then folded the kimono per the directions and added the tiny roses to the sleeves. I added a rose at the bottom that I made using paper pulp left over from a paper making session that I molded in a candy mold.

The right side is a page from the JAL magazine. All I added was the dragonfly. I sponged red, yellow, and gold on the pages using a sea sponge.

The background was DTP (direct to paper) using pigment inks. I stamped the collage image onto the page. The RS is from Claudine Hellmuth and is called "Bangkok Post."

This page was created the same as the one above. The stamp (from Claudine Hellmuth) is called "Sisters." I added die cut tags made from my hmp. I printed the word "SISTERS" using my new Zig pens.

Back in 2004, I bought some postage stamps with a Chinese New Year theme. They came with this cool frame that was even sticky on the back. I knew I would use it and the identical one on the back at some point. The background is tissue strips. I added images and Chinese New Year coin envelopes, which are given out on that day.

This is the next page and it was created in the same way as the previous one, with the exception that I used cancelled Chinese New Year postage stamps on the left.

This was my attempt at a digital spread. I mostly managed to use up a lot of colored ink. The RS in the upper right was borrowed from a friend.

I called this spread "Solitary Confinement" which I took from the chapter title (upper right). I thought the image went well with the name, so I cut a window in the page and placed it inside. I used what I thought was red pigment ink, but it turned out to be pink when it was DTP'd to the page. Lesson learned: check color before proceeding. The left side is covered with what I call the poor person's vellum: wax paper. I covered over the ruler, scrapbook paper, and page from an Oriental book, then placed the postage stamps on top of the wax paper.

I used various collage elements, including printed papers, clip art, fortunes, and pages from Oriental books. I was just playing around trying to learn collage techniques. I'm still very unsure of myself when it comes to collage.