5.5 RECONSTRUCTING
In this lesson, the last in in our “process” module, we are going to explore reconstructing as a process. We are going to make collages out of pages covered with our marks, explore different types of collage paper and make collages from found papers, in this example old magazines.
I will use my experience on the beach as a starting point, you could use any starting point; a photograph you have taken or one of your drawings.
This lesson contains three videos:
Making collages which incorporate our marks
Types of collage paper and
Making a collage with found papers
I hope this module and the course more generally has give you some ideas or starting points to help you think about developing some processes of your own. Before we move on to talk about how we might assess our own art work, I just wanted to pause for a moment to think about some of the processes we have explored in this module and more widely across the course:
Our first art exercise was drawing from observation (we picked an item from our home) where we made numerous studies of the same thing and we asked ourselves what we liked about our creations and we let that inform our next creation
We have gathered together our interests through writing, using our camera, taking our sketchbook outside and being inquisitive and questioning the art that we love
We have thought about the types of mark we enjoy making and with what art material
We have started to explore mixing materials and art supplies together and thought about how we utilise our materials as an important part of our sketchbook process and approach
We have drawn from observation outside and inside, from memory and used repetition to unpack what we find interesting about a subject
We have gathered together varied visual references and used them in combination in our one page mini sketchbook
We have made collages which incorporate both our marks and hand made papers
Not all of these approaches may appeal to you - take the ones that do and keep doing them, add to them, combine them, try them with different materials and use them in a way which feels right and exciting for you. That’s what a sketchbook is for - trying things out, taking an idea, developing a process and finding a way to make your art which feels enjoyable and good.
