Bind or Box?

Bind or Box?

I decided, at least for now, to house the 31 March collage-a-day pieces into their own little handmade box.  This one is a drop spine, and I have to admit the collage on top isn’t from March first, it is one with the best color-coordination!

March 2021 Collage-A-Day Part 2

March 2021 Collage-A-Day Part 2

These are the last of the black paper collages I’ve been making every day this month.  I found out it’s a lot more important to be really neat with adhesives on black paper (yikes!)

The next questions is – to bind or to box?

A Color Wheel of Collage Fodder

A Color Wheel of Collage Fodder

Here is a color wheel full of found and manipulated papers to keep fueling my March 2021 collage-a-day on black paper project.  In addition to the rice papers, some manipulated and some not, there are some ironed-flat plastics and some painted tree-trimming fibers.

March 2021 Collage-A-Day, Part 1

March 2021 Collage-A-Day, Part 1

I decided March, 2021 would be the month I finally figured out a use for a 6×9 black paper pad I’ve had hanging around for quite some time.  I was originally inspired to buy it because my Atlanta Collage teacher Chery Baird made a beautiful series inspired by a trip she used to Alaska.  I had a vague notion of focusing on using a lot of my more fodder and rice papers. And yes, there was a color scheme at play.  Years ago I read a book by Louise Hay that matched up numerology with colors, assigning each year, month, and day with a color, individualized to each person based on their birthday (I know, I know).  Anyway, it gave me a structure to work with.  This photo shows where I am about half way through the month.