Swiss Miss (Implosure) - what's the story?
Swiss Miss (Implosure) 40″x34″; collage on a print of a collage on rag paper; 2015 published KOLAJ February 2018 On a trip to Switzerland to visit my lovely daughter and future son-in-law in 2013 I was creating collages in between sight seeing. The final piece above started with this original that came together from Swiss magazines in my collage journal. Stage1. Stage2. - once i was home again i scanned the original collage and added the red background, smoothed around the image and heightened the contrast in areas. The image (above) was printed on 40x34" rag paper and I went to work on it - adding more collage elements, stencilling and pastel accents. The final piece, framed in a lovely hardwood, was exhibited in Tasmania in 2017. See a short (silent) video here exploring the details.