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I went to see this documentary the other night at the Embassy with some friends. Herbert Matter was a great artist and designer in my opinion, and his work has inspired me to get collaging and using my camera more. Which is exciting, because I've been feeling a bit uninspired by both camera and craft lately. I made these two collages after seeing the film, using some old magazines that were lying around and my trusty glue stick, of course. Collage is a bit of an espresso-coffee type of creative hit for me- short and sharp. 

I'm hoping to get another creative hit tomorrow when I attend Craft2.0 which is being held at Chaffer's Dock in central Wellington, 10am-3pm. Because of my studying lifestyle, I decided not to apply to be a stallholder this time, but plan to do a spot of shopping instead. I recently met Becky, who is the new organiser for the event, and she will do a great job. Maybe see you there?

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7 responses to “collage and craft 2.0”

  1. Bronia Avatar
    Bronia

    These collages were a little shot of beauty into a rather grey day…just recently discovered you blog, loving the little bits of happiness your posts bring! Thank you!

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  2. woolf Avatar

    thank you for pointing out herbert matter.
    never heard of him before, but happy to get aquainted.
    it looks like it will lead you to places…
    n♥

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  3. Emily Avatar

    Hi Melissa,
    Hope the study’s going well! Hey have you seen the children’s book “Virginia Wolf” by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault? I was looking at it at work the other day and the illustrations remind me of your lovely textile designs 🙂

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  4. tinyhappy Avatar

    hi emily,
    no i dont know that book! i will look out for it. 🙂
    melissa 

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  5. Kate Avatar

    Your lovely collages are inspiring (and the short and sharp nature appeals too!). I didn’t know Matter’s work – thank you. Seems like your new student lifestyle is suiting you 🙂

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  6. Catherine Avatar

    Thanks for sharing the Herber Natter link – I’m off to read more. The film would have been fascinating. My sister-in-law does some interesting collage work and I enjoyed watching her work with wax encaustic on a collage some time ago – it seems to add another 3D dimension that looked like a lot of fun to play with. She’s collagista on Pinterest.

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  7. susuc Avatar

    Valuable thoughts and advices. I read your topic with great interest. They say they’ve been taxed and regulated to death for decades, and they have no choice but to do what they can to claw their way back into profitability.

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