Friday, April 13, 2012

Foliage ~ IA's Team Challenge

Jenn from Just Add Water Silly, is this weeks hostess For the Inspiration Avenue's Weekly Team Challenge, and her theme for this week is "foliage".

Originally i intended to do a watercolor with lots of ferns and fiddle-heads that i am so fond of; however yesterday i changed my mind & decided to try this as a collage. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment in the process of creating this piece, and with each collage i make, i love the medium more and more.
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17 comments:

  1. Lou Anne HazelApril 13, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    I love the subtle colors and the combination of prints. This collage is really lovely.

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM

      thanks Lou Anne!! and welcome to IA!!! we are all so glad to have you with us :)

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  2. Kaili WilliamsApril 14, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    that is beautiful. i love the organic shapes!

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM

      Thanks Kaili! & Congrats on your blog anniversary!! Now that i added an fb page & i can now "like" you there as well! :D

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  3. MaggieApril 14, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    This is so beautiful, Diane. We've been seeing so many springy pastel colors lately. I love the autumn look this has. The composition is wonderful! I love the way the curved lines take your eye right up the page.

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM

      Oh sweet Maggie thank you bunches for all your encouraging words!

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  4. Bleubeard and ElizabethApril 15, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    Oh Diane, since I don't draw, but depend on collage and mixed media, this piece turned out perfect. I love, love, love it.

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  5. Anne MandaApril 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    It shows that you enjoyed making this: it's beautiful!

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 8:27 PM

      you're right, i really did enjoy making it Anne! thanks so much! :)

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  6. Lori SaulApril 15, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    A wonderful collage that flows and moves with life and color. Great use of imagery and design!

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 10:29 PM

      Thank so much Lori for visiting and for your kind compliments! i went to your blog too & admired your "of Heaven & Earth" piece! :)

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  7. Kim Collister StudioApril 15, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    Diane, I love collage work. You just get lost in it. Your submission is wonderful. Don't you just love not knowing how you will start it or how it will end up and then you end up with a piece that you love, like this one?

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 10:36 PM

      Hi there Kim!! Yes I love when a piece comes easy & flows creatively. Sometimes a lot of planning goes into my collages but others, are like a spontaneous dance :)
      Hugs!

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  8. ann @ studiohydeApril 17, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    This is lovely. Collage is fun, you may just have inspired me to do some again.

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    1. Diane ~April 18, 2012 at 10:41 PM

      Hi Ann! It's great to see you here again! Right now i am so enjoying collage, everything else seems tame. And i would love to see what you do with it! :)

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  9. craftydvlApril 23, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    This is very pretty-- this collage has beautiful and organic movement to it, which mirrors the fact it is of leaves (which are organic and have a movement in and of themselves) very nicely. Thanks for posting this, and for your very cool "Words" challenge this week!

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