COLLAGE: noun or verb? Day 15
![Jellyfish, 2018 (36 x 42 inches) NFS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d751b7e5c6cd550ec716a3/1660697191394-SVAZ3J7YD7XJEQWV5JRU/Day+15%2C+Image+1.jpg)
Jellyfish, 2018 (36 x 42 inches) NFS
This piece began with an oceanography map that was given to me by a friend. The map was so beautiful but ripped and stained in some areas. I knew that if I cut the map up into small circles, I would lose some of its’ beauty.
I decided to create some large cut out pieces and collage around them.
The resulting composition really celebrates the negative space around the composition. And just like that I was off with a new collage direction to explore.
![Red Tangle, 2020 (30 x 30 inches) $850 canvas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d751b7e5c6cd550ec716a3/1660697192515-66ZV4OA6MV0IJNWBTUZ5/Day+15%2C+Image+2.jpg)
Red Tangle, 2020 (30 x 30 inches) $850 canvas
This piece began with a trip to the ‘Japanese Paper Place’ in Toronto. The quality of the paper, the intensity of the colour just had to be celebrated. I knew I wanted to highlight the red paper, so I started by creating large shapes with it. The other elements of the collage dance and interact with the red creating an energetic, vibrant composition.
![Green Tangle, 2020 (12 x 12 inches) $85 birch panel](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d751b7e5c6cd550ec716a3/1660697195944-TWXQ4HKG560X1LG07WGE/Day+15%2C+Image+3.jpg)
Green Tangle, 2020 (12 x 12 inches) $85 birch panel
Like any idea that I have in Art, I explore it over several days, weeks or months. I began to try weaving the shapes into one another. I tried having the circles ‘spill’ out of the shape. I tried varying the sizes of the circles. I tried different colour combinations.
![Blue Floral (12 x 12 inches) NFS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d751b7e5c6cd550ec716a3/1660697198774-7QUZW43RIRA37IWLCQZJ/Day+15%2C+Image+4.jpg)
Blue Floral (12 x 12 inches) NFS
Like any idea that I have in Art, I explore it over several days, weeks or months. I began to try weaving the shapes into one another. I tried having the circles ‘spill’ out of the shape. I tried varying the sizes of the circles. I tried different colour combinations.
![Ochre Spill (16 x 20 inches) $175, framed](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62d751b7e5c6cd550ec716a3/1660697200106-I96CPAH8IHJ9VLPQUH0H/Day+15%2C+Image+5.jpg)
Ochre Spill (16 x 20 inches) $175, framed
Like any idea that I have in Art, I explore it over several days, weeks or months. I began to try weaving the shapes into one another. I tried having the circles ‘spill’ out of the shape. I tried varying the sizes of the circles. I tried different colour combinations.