Remember when we used to write in private journals with lovely covers and thick, rich paper?
I used to write in spiral and hard bound journals instead of out here on the Internet.
Similarly, before I had photoshop I used to do collage.
A few days ago I wrote about a collage that I made.
Some of you asked me to post a photo of it, but I don't have one.
The piece is really large and doesn't fit well in a single photo frame.
Every time I try to take a photo of even one of the female figures, the glare from the glass makes the image impossible to see.
[Maybe I have to invite Angela over to get a proper photo of it.]
Anyway, as I trolled through my photos to see if I did have any of this particular collage, I found the sketch that I did first, the drawing that led to the collage.
I'm terrible at drawing.
Kind of like this...
Some of it is just whimsy, like this...
The last thing I found was a sketch for a collage I intended to do, but never did.
It was going to be a portrait of myself.
I planned to make my face out of a map of New Mexico, the place my ex-husband and I visited on our final vacation together.
It was the last time we were really whole.
In the collage I planned, my hair was going to be made entirely of text using all the different words for crazy.
[All the names my ex-husband called me in the end. ]
Looking back, I guess I didn't make this collage because I never really believed him.
Our relationship didn't end because I was crazy.
It takes two to kill a relationship.
36 comments:
You are an amazing artist! You have such great vision -- I love your ideas.
I'm sorry about the rough time you had with your ex. But you seem to have a great life now and I'm sure what you went through makes you appreciate what you have more than if you hadn't gone through it (see the silver lining effect there?).
I love your creativity.
You boob collage made me realize that tits are like snowflakes....no two are exactly alike (not even on the same woman), LOL.
I laughed greatly at the captions on your boobs collages.
BEWBS ROCK.
You are a woman of many talents.
Number one, it does indeed take two to kill a relationship.
Number two, these journals are gorgeous. I have some dating back to my youth that are just words, words, words and nowhere near as colorful...and fascinating.
Number three, you have quite a bit of melon love going on in these pics too.
My word.
Wow. You are truly creative! And, very talented. You can tell that you have an artists eye.
I like these, but I do hope you have a good therapist.
It usually takes three to kill a relationship:
You.
Him.
The new, thing, that has grown out of one of your heads and is talking on someone's behalf.
This was really interesting, and then funny, and then sad, all at once.
Boobs like snowflakes: I agree. Just like snowflakes, only heavier :-)
I'm inspired. I'm getting out the scissors and making collages with my kids this weekend.
Wonder what they'll come up with. (I don't think I will provide boobage. Not yet.)
Thanks for sharing.
Multi-faceted. You are multi-faceted. With limitless talent.
Funny how this post makes me think of my own life in terms of a collage. Imagine taking the different elements, the surly black of senior year, the cigarettes and lipstick of college, a bit of gingham dish towel from a first house, a movie stub, a bit of veil, umbilical cord, silver hairs.
A wonderful journey. You are one gorgeous collage, Jess.
Jess,
Posts like this just make me love you more.
Your first link back to the award post last spring is one of my favorite posts of. all. time.
Pure genius.
Oh yeah, what Lotus said about BEWBS, too! HAH!
Nice collage but there goes your PG blog rating.
I still write in a journal every evening. I'm loving the collage idea, I must do a few of them.
What a wonderful insight into the creative Jess. I love hearing about women's non-bloggy or pre-bloggy selves. The collages are fabulous. I particularly like the hand.
What I just love about you is your willingness to bare yourself - no pun intended. Fabulous stuff.... (and clearly you were right not to believe him - though I consider it a testimony to your sanity that you questioned it)
I think you should make every Friday boob-themed. Love it.
What do you mean you cannot draw?
Those are beautiful, each one. I am terrible at collages, but you - you are a master.
Love the collages and drawings. So much creativity and fun.
I'd like to get into your head for just a few minutes. I bet it's a wild ride in there.
Those are so cool. Are you sure you weren't channeling Tanis at the time? Cuz methinks her collages would look ALOT like those...
Wow! I totally disagree about your drawing talent. You are quite an artist, especially in the interesting collage work. Keep doing it. It's going somewhere.
And yes, I remember well the days of journaling. I have about 30 of them in a box in the garage. That was back when my handwriting was legible, because I used it...
You know, it always catches me off-guard to hear you mention that you were married before K, even though I knew you before you and K were married. It's like you are such a part of each other I can't remember a time when you weren't with him.
funny, eh?
XOX
Those are really cool. I love that last picture with the hair sayings.
What an interesting side of you. Do you still collage?
You are mighty talented my friend...
These are really fantastic and fascinating. I love the quirkiness and the humour. Fab.
I don't agree...One person can kill a relationship...if he's a total asshole like my ex...and probably yours......
Tu est une vrai artiste!
HELLO,
GREAT SKETCHES!!!!
COLLAGES ARE FUN!!!
wonderful to tap into the muses!
thanks
derick
Awesome. I have all these ideas in my head and when I try and commit them to paper they are all Meh..
These are amazing. Unbashful, unrestrained creativity.
Awesome.
I'll have to see if I can dig up and scan one of my one-of-a-kind, handmade booklets from you. On the boob theme, perhaps I can locate "What if chairs had boobs"...
Very cool art. I wish I could be that talented and creative. I don't have creative ideas... but I'm a great copier!!
Seeing your boob collages makes me glad that I'm a puny (perky!) 34A!!! Any boobs - outside the support of bras - bigger than my 34A look kinda gross to me!
The only ones that look decent to me are the third boobs on the melons page.
I love that stuff. Both as art objects, and as a peek into your soul.
Thanks for sharing those.
you are so cool! i wish my mom was as cool as you.
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