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I had endoscopic surgery last week to remove my gallbladder.  It was a bit more difficult than I thought, although far better than traditional surgery.  Today I was finally able to get back to some me time (well, aside from all of the me time sleeping and working limited hours each day).  While I am still taking it slow, I am trying to get my collages finished for the One Cause fundraiser.  While the fundraiser doesn’t happen until February, work is due January 1st.  The pressure is on!

I returned to the digital images I printed early December, which you can see a couple posts down.

The original print.

This is a version of the design that I digitally printed onto thin Lutrador.  My goal for this collage was to work with it and possibly some of the digital prints I did on metal.

I placed the print onto a piece of fabric that I first dyed and then airbrushed with fabric paint.  I made this fabric some years back, and it’s been sitting in my stash.  Using a heat tool, I burned away sections of the print that is stitched onto the fabric.

While I like the look, knowing that I’d have other elements on top, I decided to add a bit of bright neon yellow/green paint for added punch.  I dry brushed it onto the Lutrador and let dry.

Next up I started experimenting with some printed metal pieces (it’s the same design) along with a copper mesh.

Then I placed a piece of watercolor paper that I painted a bright color (also from my stash) underneath a piece of yellow/green spun poly.  On top of that are some Tyvec cloth pieces that I painted and heated to get a rounded blob shape.

I then tried a longer piece of printed metal, the spun poly, and tyvec.  Still not there.

I added another piece of printed metal and further rearranged things until I got the above.  While it’s not the final collage, it’s close.  I did a slight rearrange and added some copper mesh to hold the top piece of metal in place.  I didn’t post its image because I want to first finish it.  Then, once I get permission from the fundraiser organizer that I can post, I will. The final collage will be in the 6×8″ range and mounted onto 8×10″ watercolor paper.  If it appears it needs more breathing room on the paper, I’ll cut it down a bit more.

It does feel good to be making something, even if it’s little and not finished.

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