Here are some early photos of work in progress. I am working on “wood collages” made from lumber off-cuts salvaged from builder sites around the city. It’s the next step in my progression as an artist. Getting more dimensional and larger in scale.
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Here are some of my newest collages incorporating highly textured wallpapers:
I have recently joined the online community Cargo Collective. It is super cool and has a great format for showcasing a lot of work. Check it out!
http://cargocollective.com/alysonkhan
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Here is a photo of the commission piece I created for a client’s office. It will hang above a beautiful couch that is a deep brown with purplish undertones. There are two green-gold accent chairs in the space as well. This piece was based off a mini collage in the previous post. I am really happy with it and now feel confident to continue working larger scale with collage elements.These patterns make me think of mantra- the repetition of the simple, succinct and meaningful. Because they originate from my art, which is distilled down to the most essential shapes necessary to deliver the message, these patterns are like the most most essential element repeated over and over.
I do think they would make nice textiles. I can imagine them on a wall, a couch, a bedspread, a rug, or paper or table cloth or place mats or stationery…
These are the newest larger scale works.
I am also steadily creating 100 new small pieces…visit my “Journal” to view the latest little ones…
Artist Statement
How we position ourselves in relation to the Self, others, and the world shifts hourly, daily, and season by season. Sometimes we reach a state of real stability, other times we are nearly crumbling. It is a balancing act. There is a space and location however, that is constant and stable if only we would sit still long enough. The space is somewhere near the heart. Here intuition and inspiration sound as bells, signaling for our remembering and return to truth. Then we know which seeds we will sow, we commune with Calling, and inhale.
The use of simple shapes reminds me of the simple things in life and the things we do in repetition and rhythm that help maintain a stabilized existence. These repetitive acts ultimately create our personal rituals. I work with color as it relates to emotion and do my best to respect the quality of each hue.
The materials I use to create the collages are vinyl wallpaper, painted papers, foils, and acrylic paint. I cut each shape by hand and arrange them until they make sense.
These are the latest works…they will be showing at DenverCORE (6th & Inca) for November. Group Show with Jennifer Mosquera and Reed Weimer.
mixed media collages, 9 x 9 inches, $65 each
This format of the 4 x 7 inch canvas is very satisfying to work on right now. It is fun and the pieces are affordable. I am loving working with all kinds of papers–wallpaper, foils, book pages, found papers, etc…I have been using more cutting tools besides the scissors. It is challenging to work in the small area…some of these are definitely blueprints for larger works in the future.
I just hung a new show at Pablo’s on 6th and Washington in Denver (thru July). This newest series is such a break from my last work in that the collage pieces were laid down with complete trust–no labored arranging and re-arranging. It feels good to trust my own intuition in creative process and in life in general. Click here to visit the online gallery of new images.
As life unfolds, I see it is true that with radical trust, life reveals itself much more beautifully when I can let go and live free of anxiety and worry. How much control do we really have? What does “take control of your life” mean? I can make choices in my mind and in my daily actions and then the rest is up to life and for me to trust and move. The ultimate trust is that we will live to see another sunrise and another moon and even another full moon. Trust is trust and trust we must. Trust inspiration to show you something about yourself. Trust your strength to change one little thought in the mind to repattern into something more life-affirming. Trust that your life will unfold in a kind way, that reality IS kind and full of possibilities. Trust intuition. Trust connection. Trust love. Trust your Self and get anchored in your life.
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