Comments on: Collecting Paper to Make Collage

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:51:24 +0000

hi. I recently found your site and that’s the 1st entry i read,
and i like it :) simple, neat & creative. I like to collect paper in a box, and use them in my handmade cards & other crafts, it’s a good idea!!
^^

By: Lluned

Lluned — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:54:55 +0000

I love it. I actually gasped when I saw the accounting paper that I used on a collage I started last week. I also have lots of “garbage” squirreled away. I also love to use maps and have several old atlases and even a set of outdated encyclopedia that I regularly source from.

I am lucky to have a sewing room of my very own to keep everything in. Truthfully, I rarely sew now because it is such a chore to dig the machine out from under the pile of resources and art projects in progress. Some of my things are organized in a 5′ x 5′ cubbyhole console to which I also added some doors and drawers. I also use lots of stackable plastic shoeboxes and those little plastic sets of drawers on wheels.

By: Cerella

Cerella — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:00:58 +0000

This entry is my favorite! :)

By: Adriana

Adriana — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:00:58 +0000

Thanks for the idea. It’s good to know I’m not the only one saving bits of paper. I wasn’t sure what to do with them but now I know. Thanks!

By: Barb

Barb — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:50:43 +0000

I used to have a chest of drawers filled with folders of magazine images. It was some kind of obsession that I had to continue. Then I got onto a decluttering thing, and I thought, “I’ll never use these cool 70’s (and other) pics. I mean, they’re cool, but how much stuff can one girl save?” So I threw them away. Along with Life magazines from the 60’s, programs to plays and events like seeing Torvil (sp?) and Dean skate….
and now I realize my error. It never fails that when I declutter I want stuff back. And maybe that’s just part of being artistic. I love paper. I love collage. And I’ve started new files again…

I always gravitate to things you write. Have you considered a book?

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:35:41 +0000

Thanks for the tips–for a future post here, would you consider discussing how you organize and keep track of paper/ephemera/fabric stashes without letting them take over your apartment? I’m desperately trying to organize my craftwares, and since I’m not tidy by nature, I don’t know how to go about it. I’m afraid that if I pack things away they will disappear, so my little treasures are all over the place…

By: Maryellen

Maryellen — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:36:32 +0000

I love your work (especially the latest, #5!!). Thanks for sharing your secrets. Very inspiring. I am a letterpress printer and am considering ways to incorporate collage into my work–maybe printing on accounting forms or drycleaning tags? Thanks, Lisa!

P.S.–I love that you’ve named your cats human names. For some reason, pets with people names always makes me chuckle.

By: nina

nina — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:21:35 +0000

thanks for this post! i’m creatively inspired now!

By: Annika Sandin

Annika Sandin — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:42:45 +0000

Wonderful collage! I have to start collecting paper too… :)

By: lisette

lisette — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:02:56 +0000

Over the years thousands of artitst have used collaging so to me it seems
you don’t have to worry about copyrights. Think about painters and sculptures of the sixties.