Studio 2
Creative community through sustainable art
Tag: Collage
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Februllage Week 2: Studio Vlog
Week 2 of Februllage just concluded, and for this week I wanted to experiment with documenting the process of working in multiples. February is the best time of the year for mixed media collage artists: It’s Februllage! In this video, I take you through a studio vlog entry of my process of working on 4…
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Februllage 2025: 1-9(ish)
I discovered Februllage last year in an internet rabbit hole. I loved it. In the depths of Midwest Winter, this is the creative project that seems to kick me back to life from the WInter SADs. What is Februllage? Februllage is a collaboration between Edinburgh Collage Collective and the Scandinavian Collage Museum. This initiative invites…
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Take Me To The Moon: A Mixed Media Video Collage
Greeting from Winter Hibernation! I’ve been inspired by video/collage artist Kyle Mccarthy after discovering him on Tiktok a few years ago. His work has had a huge impact on how I approach experimenting in my own collage, both analog, and digital. Throughout my analog collages, video collage, and prior installation work, I’ve always wanted to…
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The Power of Imagination makes Us Infinite
Inspired by #februllage2024 prompt: Escape, I made this video collage…animation…thing…in Blender. Using a photo from my trip to Iceland, maps and illustrations from the public domain , and Blender’s Grease Pencil, I made this little thang as a practice and experiment. Working in collage is a great way to stay loose, throw perfection out the…
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Sending Love From Iceland: Mixed Media Video Collage
Sending Love from Iceland- Video Collage Created in Blender. Using a photo I took while travelling in Iceland, maps from the public domain, and Blender’s Grease Pencil, I created this video collage…animation…mixed media piece? As inspired by the februllage prompt: Postcard. Enjoy!
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Spring Shadowboxing: A Peek at the Process
I’ve been busy in the studio, cranking out work for the upcoming market season here in Colorado Springs. In celebration of Spring, I present to you my Spring Shadowbox Series! Each piece is created using collected and found materials. I have a penchant for old books, (especially children’s literature books), maps, and everything vintage and handmade…
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Alice – Work in progress
Work in progress. This is my second go-round of a bigger, better, Alice piece. (The first one sold, but you can view the WIP on Studio 2’s Instagram page) A bit about my process: I collect vintage and antique illustrated books. Children books are my absolute favorite. I then meticulously razor cut out these…
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Spring Song.
A few new deadlines and a case of the winter blues nets for a breath of fresh air in the studio: Follow me on Instagram: @mega7meg @studiono2
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Peripheral Shifts: A Group Book Art Exhibition (and how my latest body of work is still untitled)
I recently had work displaying as part of a group Book Arts Exhibition through Quad City Arts. Now that the work is complete and I’ve managed to miss every other major exhibition deadline, I felt like this would be a good time to post the finished work *laughs*. For hi-resolution imagery (and an effort to…