Virginia A. Spiegel

Jane Davila
enigma
7”h x 5”w
Cotton fabric, rice paper, block printing, stamping, acrylic paint.
Mounted on 10″h x 8″w Bristol board, signed, dated and
ready for framing.

UPDATES: Only six ATC remain to be claimed before the last ten are saved for a drawing for all other Collage Mania artists. The details are explained in the Call for Artists.

There will also be a drawing (as a small thank-you for artists shipping their collages directly to patrons) among all artists whose collages are acquired during Collage Mania. Here is just one of the prizes, with more to be announced later,:

From Fiber On A Whim. Contents: Misty-Fuse, skeleton leaves, foil, beads, perle cotton, Sulky Holoshimmer, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, silk cocoons and carrier rods, Fantasy Film, buttons, metallic mesh. Approximate Value: $75

Thank you, Kristin and Jan! Fiber On A Whim has been a strong supporter of FFAC from the very beginning. Visit their online store here or, if you are so lucky, their store in Atlanta, GA.

On to this week’s featured collages:

Jane Davila
encore
7”h x 5”w
Cotton fabric, rice paper, block printing, stamping, acrylic paint.
Mounted on 10″h x 8″w Bristol board, signed, dated and ready for framing.

Jane sent three collages in this series; you can see them all on her blog. Her block prints are always beautiful; visit Jane’s website to see more.

Jane is the author, with Elin Waterston, of Art Quilt Workbook. In addition to her collages, Jane has also generously donated a $100 gift certificate to Flourish! for qualifying subscribers to Art, Nature, Creativity, Life.

This week also serendipitiously brought collages featuring leaves from three artists:

Pam Knickerbocker
Leaf Study 2
9″ h x 7.5″w
Hand-dyed cottons, commercial cotton, rayon thread, paper, black walnut shell.
In loving memory of two dear friends lost to breast cancer.
Mounted on 10″ x 8″ Bristol board, signed, dated,
and ready for framing.

A very elegant and serene collage and I love the texture the walnut shell adds. If you are interested in dragonflies, you will like the other collage Pam sent, Leaf Study 1.

Fannie Narte
Imagine
10″h x 8″w
Paper, fabric, Swarovski crystals, bronze alphabet charms, thread.
In memory of my father, who passed from lung cancer.
Mounted on mat board, signed, dated and ready for framing.

Fannie is a member of Fiber Art Traders, a group who has adopted Collage Mania as a service project. Fannie’s blog has all the details how she constructed this collage and its meaning for her.

Sue Reno
The Last Hurrah 2
8.5″h x 6.5″w
Heliographic print on cotton, stitching, paint, tulle.
Mounted on 10″ x 8″ mat board, signed, dated, and ready for framing.

Sue’s artist’s statement for the two collages she sent can be read on her blog. Heliographic (sun) printing is a specialty of Sue’s and you can see more examples on her website.

Collage Mania will be held May 5 and 6 with 100% of the proceeds donated directly to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause.