Last Legs

Collages for Sale at Bird on a Wire

My collages can now be found exclusively at Bird on a Wire, a cute little store on Broadway and Main. It is similar to the Petri Dish, in that it sells locally designed art, clothing, jewellery, and other great things. Karen, the owner, carries a lot of the same artists that I carried at my store.

I'm really excited to have a place that people can go and know that they can find my work there. Even if you are not in the market for a collage, you should definitely stop by to have a look at the other work that is for sale. A wide variety, all local, and something in all price ranges.

MISSA Residency Part III

While I was at MISSA I would jot down things that I overheard or things that were in my head. And I began writing them onto pages of old books, and doing some drawings or smudges to accompany the words.

During a hard time in my life a friend of mine, who I didn't know very well at the time, encountered me having a really terrible day. He said to me "You're just in the down part of the wave" which has stuck with me ever since.

MISSA Residency Part II

Here are a few of the collage/pastel/silkscreening pieces that I did while at MISSA. They are much more vibrant in person, as taking photos of them was not working well. I will try to update better versions soon.

 

  

New - Divesin Photographs on Wood Panels

 

I have started mounting my photographs on the same wood panels that I use for collaging.

I really like the way the colour photographs look on the natural wood. And, like the collages, it is a great way to display a piece of art without having to worry about buying a frame.

I am using recent images taken on my digital camera, as well as photographs taken several years ago with my film camera.

I'm looking forward to expanding my selection of these and updating my Etsy site with them daily.

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I am donating this set of collages to a raffle to support the DSA. They are 6x6 inches each and 1.5 inches thick. They will look so adorable in a little boy's room.

One More Crafty Show

 
This Saturday: 195 East 26th Ave at Main Street. 

Slides

A few months ago I came across a huge bin of slides at one of my favourite alternative art supply stores. I went through them and picked out a bunch I liked, had them scanned and put onto a cd, and have been cropping and then printing them for use in my collages. I'm getting pretty excited about the upcoming holiday season's craft fairs. Here are a handful of the photos to tease you!

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

22 Chinese Proverbs Art Show at Libby's Kitchen

 

My 22 Chinese Proverbs show will be up at Libby's Kitchen until October 1st at 3pm. The cafe is located at 3429 Porter Street (at Victoria Drive, accross the street from the Trout Lake Community Center). Please go have a look!

 

I snapped a picture of the work when it had all just been completed and was all lined up on my couch before I packed it up to bring it to the cafe.  

 

The images are all 5x7 inches with a white 8x10 matte and framed in vintage frames. They are $75 each.

  

Folk Festival 2010 - Organized Chaos!

 

So with the Vancouver Folk Festival Bazaar coming up I had a lot of work to do in less than a week. The panels that I work on were not in stock until very close to my deadline! 60 collages in 5 days. Could it be done?

Yes! It could! I worked my little butt off and made 60 collages in 5 days!

 

Not with out destroying my "studio" aka my living room...

 

...and cutting myself pretty severely by pushing myself up to get the phone and pressing my hand against my exacto knife. This put quite a dent in productivity, having to go to the doctor's office etc.

And I got a cute keychain out of the whole deal. My mom found this purple owl and gave it to me because I was having such a shitty day.

It was all well worth it! Our tent was right on the beach, and right in front of stage 6.

 

 

Chanda and I had such a great time! We work well as a team and understand each other's quirks. I'm looking forward to doing it again next year!

New Collages!

I am really happy with this batch of collages. Something about them came together so nicely and they are pretty quirky and the colours are fantastic.

I will be at the Trout Lake Farmer's Market tomorrow selling collages.

 
  
  
  
  

Divesin Featured and a Giveaway

 

Go on over to the Got Craft? blog to read an interview with me about crafting. You can also enter to win one of my collages (pictured above) while you are there.