Finding the Process II

Since I’m going to Fodder School in a month or so, I’m prepping my work space and also my supplies.

One of the things I am looking forward to discovering over the course of the next year and a bit is my unique style with mixed media and collaging.

These are some of the things that I am drawn to and are on my heart to use in developing my own personal style.

Words

I feel like words are a very typical to use in mixed media collage, and I’m sure my style won’t necessarily be different in this regard, however, the words that I are on my heart to use are specifically Scripture, handwritten. The Word of God is a huge, if not my main, source of inspiration to me not only in my life, but in my art as well. The Bible is alive and I want to bring the words to live somehow, someway, in what I create.

Old book pages, another fairly typical collage aspect, is something that I’ve always been drawn to and plan to continue using in my art.

Found words and phrases cut from old books is another thing I am drawn to and plan to use a lot of.

Nature

I’ve always loved the natural world and elements found in nature. Specifically trees, roots, water and rivers.

Pictures I’ve taken of the natural world (Sky, trees) I would love to incorporate, but that is something I will have to find a process for.

My limited color palette I plan to start with are a midnight purple/blue, orange/pinks or pinks, darker blues, and a dark aqua-marine green. I love earthy tones too; not sure how those will play in, but will have to experiment.

I know that I said I found my process of book making in this post, but I am quickly learning that that was just the beginning of finding how I work and what process I use to create books. Mixed media and books is a whole other ballgame that I am just diving into. I haven’t found my process yet, but I hope that will come throughout this coming year.

What are things that you feel are unique to you and your art? What are you naturally drawn to? What do you like to use? What colors are you naturally drawn to?