A new collage from start to finish



This is about to be glued but the final image is not yet "fixed".



This is how it works. I start with collage papers scattered over my work surface. Sometimes I begin  the picture by placing a few pieces of cut or torn paper and sometimes I make marks before I try the papers. Either way, the papers are only pinned into place and can be taken off or moved as the design progresses. When I am happy with the image I glue every piece of paper carefully into position. It is a painstaking procedure and quite the opposite of the original creative process. When it is glued, I leave the design on my studio wall for a day or two and I look at it and I think about it. When necessary, further alterations are made. Finally it is "ready".