I've been collecting marbled paper for a while with the intent of using it for collage. It started with marbled endpapers in old books from the dump. And I bought some incredible hand marbled paper from
Chena River Marblers out of Amherst, Massachusetts. I have a sheet like the fantastic multicolored one, and also the gold one shown on their home page.
But what prompted me to begin this post was the discovery of
these fabulous marbled paper images from a really interesting site called
Sheaff: ephemera. Don't miss the
artistic printing album. I love these
red and green hands, and also this
cool hand postcard advertising the New Hampshire Craftsmans Fair at New Hampshire's Mt. Sunappe State Park. There's even an
anti-tipping hand.
And also this view of the interior of the
Park Street subway station in Boston. And how about this combination of
dots and postage stamps, or this cool
body in a bottle!
And if you liked the body in a bottle, you will love the collages of
Muharrem Cetin. along with each image is a series of detail views of the piece. It's a very simple but effective site and the work is very thought-provoking. The collage detail above from Cetin's piece titled "False Five" with marbled paper provided a nice tie-in to my original subject. Seeing it has made me decide to pull together some of my marbled papers tomorrow.
In celebration of my 15th anniversary in business we had Art on the Lawn at Anita's Beads last Saturday. I brought out all of the collage pieces that were displayed in the house and made room for them in the two shop galleries. I am really enjoying seeing them hanging all together. The photos above show Gallery 1 working across the room from left to right.
