I did this for the MIX challenge by Janelle who asked us to create a card inspired by Georges Braque's artwork. I googled and looked through his artwork. It definitely got me to think outside the box!
I chose some scrap papers that I had saved from other stamping projects (sponging and ink washes in black). I cut them up, positioning them in different ways until I liked what I saw and then, glued them onto heavy cardstock.
At this point, I just looked at my 5 x 7 panel for awhile and I started seeing eyes. I wasn't drinking, honest! I started thinking about our society and how there are eyes everywhere (smartphones and cameras). So I drew a pair of eyes and the next thing I knew, I had drawn 50 eyes in the nooks and crannies!
Then, I looked for quotes about "eyes" and didn't find anything that conveyed what I was thinking. Sooooo, I thought some more and came up with, "so many eyes watching, yet so few truly see." I'm not sure what got into me tonight, but I think I was channeling Georges...just kidding.
It was like being back in art classes and just experimenting and creating art to represent what I was feeling. I sure had fun! Thanks Janelle for an eye-opening challenge! LOL
My card also works for the ABC challenge, letter M for mixed media. I'm sure the alphas will think I've gone over the edge, but they know I'm a bit off by now! Ha ha!
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Fri, Jul 03, 2020 @ 9:22 PM
Gracie, are you sure you haven’t had a drink LOL? Seriously cool card and all those eyes staring...I can imagine how it must look when masks are worn. You went out of the box on this. Cool effect. TFS. Happy day
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Sat, Jul 04, 2020 @ 3:48 AM
I don't know this artist's work, but I DO find that when I go out of the box for me, that I am often thrilled with the direction it leads me. Sometimes it's more educational than what I create, but in your case, you have created a really cool, textural piece that I think is really so very interesting. Julie, this looks like it was a lot of fun to create as well, which I think is important. Did you use your copier to be able to find all of these textures using approximately the same color palette? I think that having that black layer underneath really grounded it and gave your focal layer even more dimension, smart!!! So very cool!!!
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Sat, Jul 04, 2020 @ 6:14 AM
This is some fabulous art and I love the black and white.
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Sat, Jul 04, 2020 @ 8:02 PM
What a melancholy sentiment for our troubled times. We can hope for change, enlightenment and vision for those eyes.
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