Cheerful, Mostly Silly Collage Buddies - image 1 - student project

Sandy

I enjoyed the fun when Lucie introduced her collage-buddies by name, so I will follow suit. This is the first one I made. Throughout the project I tried to work on scale and proportions. I had a huge challenge doing arms and legs. That didn't stop me as you will see.

Cheerful, Mostly Silly Collage Buddies - image 2 - student project

Gretchen

Lots of texture here includes sparkles and 3D pink hair I made with a sparkly thin fabric that was so flimsy, I had to put that hair in pig tails!

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Bon-Bon

For you, Lucie! You give us so much joy in your classes. Featured here is an icon everyone will recognize. The lace on the hem is mirrored on the beret, held in place by a sticky dot.

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Ellen

This girl looks like she has an attitude! Her barettes and belt have matching pearl dots and a touch of gold. (She shouldn't have too much attitude since her hands are freaky. LOL!)

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Sally

The dress and tee were cut and adorned with pieces from an acrylic paint ad! Her hat also come from a magazine, and her hair consists of little bits of reddish-brown braided trim. A little too heavy on the lipstick, Sally!

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Cassie

Sandals and knobby-kneed, she greets her friends enthusiastically, wears a bit too much lipstick and her hat is leftover from a previous collage bit. (Note: All my collage buddies with hands need to go to the hand doctor for corrective surgery. So it goes.)

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Azizza

Having had many women friends when I worked in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, I couldn't resist using some scraps of lace and a covered female face. (A Saudi woman would never be seen in shoes like this! Trust me on that! LOL!)

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Nancy

I'm happy that I brought Nancy into collage life. As a kid, my BFF and I were part of each other's family, and her mother was named Nancy. I enjoyed the way the ploto and her crown came together, and to spare her embarrassment about her hands, she has pockets. But her dress, I think, is sublime. This one turned out to be my favorite.

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I'll let you gues who this is carrying a 3D basket for Grandmother with wine, bread and a cake. It was fun making the hood and cape, but the nose went wrong, so I tried to cover it which actually helped a tiny bit but still isn't actually cute.

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Grace

I felt compelled to do a collage buddy with wings, and this happened. She has two sets of wings. Lots of texture with the lace and sparkly hat to which I added glitter.

That's my line-up, and I could keep going on and on with these! They were so much fun. This was one of the most fun classes ever, and I enjoyed pulling out many of my leftover sewing notions to bestowe them on the collages. I am hoping to learn how to do better with appendages and facial features.

Hope you enjoyed the company of my creations!

Judy

Judy W-B

Art heals!

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