Collage Journeys by Jane Davies, softback published by Watson-Guptill in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-0-8230-9951-1, price 11.99 from www.thegmcgroup.com
Explore the exciting medium of collage with artist, designer and teacher Jane Davies. This book will guide you through the entire process of collage from initial design to creating a meaningful, personal artwork.
Learn how to assemble ideas and imagery, how to work a collage, discover how to use text and layers. Explore personal expression. This book includes a special feature on digital software. The book is suitable for beginners as well as providing inspiration and techniques for those who have delved before. No previous experience is required.
You can record part of your life by keeping images and materials that mean something to you and putting them together in a collage. The examples of Jane’s work and that of others, will help you to see things differently and guide you through the process. How many times on a day out have you gathered things such as tickets, programmes, a leaf, a seed, a menu, a photo only to discard them when getting home or a few weeks later as having too much to keep? Imagine capturing and recording that moment forever.
The colour group collages are wonderful and fit in with anyone who buys my garden books and loves one-colour themes. The explanations for the different techniques are inspirational. The latter are backed up by superb photographs.
This book is full of fabulous ideas, it’s a visual delight. It explores the many facets of collage. The 144-page book is the first I have seen that really makes me want to collage. I’m sure we all did it at school and then we forget. This is a complete exploration of the medium of collage and I’ll be picking up the threads where I left off years ago and recording some of the moments in my life that I would like to see visually. I’m adding collage to my repertoire, thanks to this wonderful book.