Collage Mania Weekly Preview
Karen Musgrave
Memories of Kyrgyzstan
Prize Preview:
Handmade Journal by Sue Bleiweiss
Approximately 9″x8″ closed. Retail Value: $65.
Sue is the publisher of Fibre&Stitch and a mixed-media artist. You can see more of her journals on her etsy shop.
See more views of this journal as well as all the other donated prizes (over $500 worth!) to be awarded in a random drawing for all artists whose collages are acquired.
On to the collages:
This post opened with Memories of Kyrgyzstan by Karen Musgrave. The collage is 6″ x 6″ and materials include handmade paper, photographs, polymer, and varnish. It is mounted on 10″x8″ 140 lb. watercolor paper, signed, dated and ready for framing.
Karen was the organizer of Connecting Cultures and Colors: First Kyrgyz-American Quilt Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Art in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 2006 and has been active for many years with the The Alliance for American Quilts.
Loreen Leedy
Street Flowers (Study)
Loreen’s collage is 10″h X 8″w. Materials include cotton fabrics and batting; various ribbon and threads. It is mounted on 10″ X 8″ mat board, signed, dated and ready for framing.
You can see more of Loreen’s artwork on her website. It is worth a visit as Loreen has written and illustrated over 30 picture books and is a multi-talented artist.
April 1 - Deadline for submission of jpegs. Call for Artists.
May 5 and 6 - Collage Mania, a Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.