some of the stuff in my head

...is a collage I did last May, but it's been naked and frame-less all this time. I went to The Rebuilding Center (just like the bumper stickers say- I love that place) and found some molding that's perfect for a frame. It was that 80's/90's country dusty blue and provided the perfect color base to blend with the pastels in the piece. I added, blended and wiped away colors until the pieces matched, then went about deciding which side of the frame looked best on each side of the canvas. Even though I painted the molding with the collage in front of me to gauge colors, I matched all 4 sides with the entire piece. I was pleasantly surprised- the finished product looked as though I'd painted the whole thing together. There's just some touch up work needed at the corners.

en pointe

I've been making progress on the ballet collage. I know I'm getting close to finished when there are fewer and fewer areas that I want to change or fix. I'm thinking that I'll either do a simple wood panel frame, or make a velvet curtain like that on a stage. Most of the images I used art from OBT print materials, so there's some copyright details to take care of. What I want to do is offer the piece to them in exchange for tickets, and if that doesn't go over, I'll ask for their permission to sell it. I'd LOVE for them to have the piece, if they like it. I think ballet is amazing and have much respect for what dancers do, sacrifice, and endure to become the masters of this art. I think I've put that wonder into the piece, and if a rep of OBT feels the same way, I'd be really pleased. If OBT doesn't want it, I'll offer it to Allison Roper, Yuka Iino or Christopher Stowell- the two principles and the artist director. Yes, I know these names off the top of my head:-)