Colored pencil and collage - Page 2

Carolyn Ortiz · 09-20-2002, 06:16 PM

No, no I didn't take it badly at all! I guess maybe it is my own insecurities about mixing these two mediums that crept into my reply. I'm glad you think it works! I really hope it does!

Thanks for mentioning about the graduate school thing. It was a bit difficult to get over the rejection(s)! In hindsight, I am not sure that I would have gotten the Bachelor's degree if I would have known I would not have been able to get the Master's. The only reason for taking the collegiate route was to become a professor. But I know for sure I could have learned everything I did from books, and THIS SITE and wouldn't have to pay back a HUGE loan! And I too felt there was an incredible amount of time spent on concepts rather than techniques which makes realism take a back seat. Which, I think, is the same as teaching the alphabet but not teaching how to read and write. Anyway, I am just blabbing now. Guess I have a few opinions on the subject.

Thanks for all of your encouragement!

Jean Kelly · 09-20-2002, 09:34 PM

Carolyn,

I have a wall of designer fabrics about 10' x 8', packed solid, all left over from my "bedroom" days. You would probably think you had died and gone to heaven. I saved EVERYTHING, thinking that someday I would use it some way in my art. So, if you're ever in the Madison area, I could probably make up a doggie bag of treasures. I admire your patience with the colored pencil. I used them for presentation drawings for my art quilts. I could never put color down fast enough to be satisfying. I love the subject and composition. I'm no professional, but I do know when something is pleasing to me. Good luck at the show.

Carolyn Ortiz · 09-20-2002, 11:05 PM

I may have to take you up on that if I ever find myself in your area! I really love different kinds of paper (scrapbook paper, wallpaper, this is where I go on like Baba from Forrest Gump) and different kinds of material. I have samples of all sorts of fabrics also, that hopefully will be of some use other than just taking up space! Must be some sort of disorder! HA HA!

This was an assignment we had from one of my figure drawing classes where we had to do a collage from one of our drawings. It was so much fun! And it's all just different wallpaper samples! You should try it sometime just to do something different!

Thanks for the offer and the wish of luck!

Jean Kelly · 09-21-2002, 12:53 AM

Wow, what fun. Bet those wallpaper designers didn't have that in mind when they envisioned all those nice leaves and flowers on people's walls, windows and beds! You inspire me but my hands are too arthritic from all the years of cutting and sewing to be able to do much collage. Yet still I keep the fabric, just in case. Please keep showing your work, I enjoy this.