obsessed with mushrooms
Sometimes I’ll draw or make something, then become a LITTLE obsessed with making more. I know, you’re thinking, “Corina, you, become obsessed? What? No!”
Uh huh. Like one-eyed monsters. Or animals named Bob. Or 5 second faces. I’m sure it’s totally normal.
Well, this time it’s mushrooms. I’m finishing up a free sketchbook revival class from Carla Sonheim’s website and was captivated by a class by Tiffany Sharpe (she can be found here: Handmade Books - Tiffany Simply Sharpe) where we had a discussion about collage fodder and then made mushrooms to use as focal points.
Some background terms and definitions if you’re new:
Collage fodder is basically just a collection of stuff you can use in collage. Usually it includes tissue, book pages, painted papers, napkins and gelly prints, but also includes anything you can glue down. Bits of metal, beads, wood, old art, tags, broken cd’s, etc.
And a totally off-the-cuff definition of a focal point: the place in your art where the viewer’s eye is drawn and rests. Basically, the single point of focus in your art piece.
Tiffany led us on the process of making several very loose, quick mushrooms to glue onto a background. I loved the way my sketchbook mushroom page turned out, so decided to incorporate them into my 365 challenge as well.
Mushrooms are really two basic shapes - the domed top and a stem. In real life, mushrooms come in an endless array of shapes, textures, colors and sizes. So you can go crazy with ideas for the ‘shrooms themselves OR with ideas for the background. And it’s ok, you can make fun of my snail/bunny (I’m calling it a snunny).
Tell me what you think! I’ve listed the supplies I used after the photos.
I used papers with painted, gelly printed or ink text backgrounds, watercolors, black alcohol marker, stenciled tissue paper, white gelly pen, black stabilo All and a white Posca pen.