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K. Bourgeois’ Mixed-media Collage

My main medium is mixed-media collage. I want to share with you just how I create art in this way.

When I begin a new art piece ....
I never know where I am headed ....
or what it will become ....
I am simply in the joy of creating a design!

I cut fabric .... paper .... ribbon & more.
I lay them out on paper or fabric, then glue or sew ...
First larger pieces ... then smaller ...

It’s all about the beautiful fabrics & papers ....
the textures, the colors, & the composition ....

I will overlap pieces I have already put down ....
creating a look of layers ....
It will begin to add depth and dimension ....

Eventually small pieces (details) ... for spice ....
are added .... further enhancing the design ....


Finally .... edge-stitches .... around all the pieces
marry it all together ....
It is not that they are merely attached ....
but visually now all of the elements become ....
organically .... a whole.

Many aspects of this process are tedious
with hours upon hours of hand sewing ...
the norm ....

But this is what I love ....
and every project introduces new ideas ....
I explore new techniques ....
and my art expands in new directions ....

So .... what about my style? ....
It’s COLLAGE .... It’s FIBER .... and STITCHES ....

It’s all about the bits and pieces ......
and threads ......