If you've been following this blog, you will know that I've been working on a piece which requires the plotting of many many leaves. And I wasn't exaggerating. I've decided that the best way to go about the leaves is to turn the piece into a collage. I suppose I was somewhat inspired by this beautiful breathtaking collage I saw (and love) from the MoMA by artist Marcel Odenbach entitled You Can't See the Forest for the Trees (2003) below:
I've been dying brown paper and cutting them up into tiny leaves to plot onto my tree of love. It's exceedingly painstaking and mind numbing at times, as each leaf is carefully selected and laid to create tone and shading. But hey, that's what DVDs and iPod playlists are for. I thought I'd share some progress shots with you to show the work behind the work.
Getting there. Slowly.
S.
