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rosiebritton45
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Organising my Collage Materials
Having created my collage materials their organisation is the next challenge. Sometimes I have over a thousand pieces of paper, not...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 19, 2019
- 3 min
Soul Time
Recently I have had a lot of time to sit and think, and to work out what really matters for me, and -in particular- what matters for me...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
Collage: the use of paint
Except with tiny pieces, I nearly always start with an under-painting. Although I don't use a lot of ready- painted paper, other than...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
Evolution of a Collage
A few years back Mark Hix, the famous restaurateur/ contemporary art collector, challenged art students to submit pieces of work for his...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 16, 2019
- 1 min
Collage Materials: Stitching, print and hessian
Stitching into various collage materials adds extra texture and interest. Digital print on matt archive paper has a smoothness that ...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 15, 2019
- 2 min
Collage Materials: Natural materials
It can be quite difficult to glue down the tiny pieces of down, and of course they do lose their fluffiness in the process, and even the...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Collage Materials: Dyed papers
Procean dyes have long been a favourite medium since I discovered their vibrant colours and the variety of ways in which they can be made...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Collage Materials: Collagraphs
One of my favourite materials for collaging is torn collagraphs. Collagraphs are prints made from a plate that has various shallow...
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rosiebritton45
- Oct 15, 2019
- 2 min
Collage Materials: Drawings
Creating collages is one of my favourite activities because it brings together so many ways of working. First there is the making of the...
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rosiebritton45
- Apr 5, 2019
- 5 min
Making Collages
When people visit my studio they often ask me how to make collages, so I thought that from time to time I would choose a few of my...
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rosiebritton45
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Story of a seed-head
We overwintered this seed-head in the conservatory and now its seeds have started to disperse. Set against a dark background with the...
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rosiebritton45
- Mar 29, 2019
- 2 min
Painting in a Dorset Garden
Today on this most glorious Spring afternoon, looking out over our enchanting garden, I decided to start my blog, even though my website...
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