My collages for Collage Mania
Burned Forest
I shared this photo with readers of Art, Nature, Creativity, Life as my favorite photo of 2007. Although it may be hard to tell in the low resolution required by the web, this photo is full of contrasts, in color and texture. It is a stand of birches in the Boundary Waters that was burned in the big Spring fire. But look more closely.
There’s the green of new life among the black trees. There’s the orange of the turning leaves of autumn providing a subtle reminder of the fire that came before. Among all the death and destruction of the fire, there’s life abounding.
This was my favorite photo of 2007 for not only aesthetic reasons, but for philosophical ones also.
My collages for Collage Mania are based on this photo.
September 1
This collage will be given to the patron who donates most generously to the American Cancer Society through Fiberart For A Cause (for a single collage or in aggregate during Collage Mania). This prize is to encourage donors, when possible, to donate a little more than the requested minimum of $80 on May 5 and $40 on May 6.
In every case, however, the minimum donation is all that required to “win” a collage. There are three other September collages which will be seen with all other donated collages during the Preview week beginning April 28.
Don’t despair, artists, there are some great prizes being gathered for a random drawing among all artists whose collages are acquired.
More information about Collage Mania here.
Call for Artists-deadline for jpegs April 1.