Mixed Media Collage from found / vintage papers by Bernadette Helmers I am fascinated by collage and have used it myself to explore surfaces, textures and sketchbook ideas for projects. As an art form it has been around for centuries. But with the proliferation and mass availability of printed matter – text and image – it has gained in … Read More
Bobbie Russon: Art as Self-Portrait
‘Rose’ by Bobbie Russon I have talked, in a previous Journal entry (‘Isobel’), about my belief that, as artists and makers, we give something of ourselves away in the work we make so that each piece stands, in some way, as a self-portrait. Art reveals a great deal about its creator – interests, obsessions, thought-processes and character. We give more … Read More
Isobel
Isobel – an ‘art doll’ by Johanna Flanagan It was by pure chance that I discovered Johanna Flanagan’s Instagram account, ‘The Pale Rook’, a few weeks ago and immediately started ‘following’ her. I was intrigued by her work. The next day she posted an image of Isobel – an ‘art doll’ – the central character in an exhibition entitled … Read More