The hardest part about beginning collage work is collecting all the elements that you need to make a solid piece. Sure, you could probably get away with creating 1 or 2 pieces with just the few things you have at arms reach, but the inspiration quickly dies when you don't have the kinds of items handy that you want/need to create something from your head. This is where I'm at; a bunch of ideas floating around my noggin and not enough elements at hand to put them onto board. Working for a company that produces magazines, you'd think I'd have tons of material to choose from, but since 70% of what we do are car, truck and motorcycle related, there's only so much I can snatch from within the pages of these books before it gets repetitive. Also, I find myself defaulting to magazines because they are so readily available and I'm walking around with blinders to other options. I need to keep my head facing the ground for the discarded tidbits that others have left behind. Easier said … [Read more...]