Another day, another page! This time instead of using collage for the background I decided to first put a Gesso layer and then make my own with acrylic paint. I chose for skin tone and red ocher, since I have a lot of that red. This time I also used the collage pieces by clustering the color/shade to make it easier to see the image/shape that will appear out of it.
I have to admit, it took me over an hour after I had put the collage pieces to finally decide which image/shapes to use. At first I saw a baby rhinoceros but couldn't find all it's legs, then I saw one face and wasn't sure of the other. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Decisions decisions decisions!!!
I also couldn't think of a proper quote with a baby rhino, so I opted for the faces. They didn't really help much, but the sentence is what I felt they were telling me. We are who we choose to be, not who you decide we will be :)
I had to laugh at one point when I thought I saw Darth Vader :D)
What I learned from this page is that perception will always be there and it is personal for each of us. What we see is just a mirror of our own internal categorization system. If you don't believe me, take a friend to see an abstract painting and compare notes on what you both see :)
Happy journaling every one :)
Enjoy the creative process here:
Supplies used: (in order of appearance)
- Recycled product manual for the art journal
- Masking tape (to protect the binding)
- Gesso
- Acrylic paint
- Wood glue
- Recycled paper that was used to wipe off excess paint
- Permanent marker
- Fluid permanent marker (white)
- Acrylic varnish (matt medium) to protect the page
