Monthly Archives: July 2018

365 Collages | Week 25 | Creating a Synthesis

Posted on 2018-07-28 by iHanna

Synthesis means a combination of components or elements to form a connected whole. I think that is what collage is about. Trying to take a jumple of very different elements and making it into a connected whole: something new. Very … Continue reading →

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365 Collages | Week 24 | Birds birds birds

Posted on 2018-07-25 by iHanna

Birds are the perfect animal, the one creature probably every human is a bit envious of. Who wouldn’t want to take flight and disappear into the sky? They’re also the perfect metaphor for many things, so tiny and yet so … Continue reading →

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Dear Photo Diary | Summer Reading & Groot

Posted on 2018-07-23 by iHanna

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford Dear Photo Diary I am not taking as many photos with my big girl camera anymore, because of … Continue reading →

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365 Collages | Week 23 | Starting from the Same Point

Posted on 2018-07-22 by iHanna

What would happen if you used one piece of paper, cut into roughly the same size, on seven different collages, as a starting point? I set this as a challenge for myself, just for fun. For me, I cut seven … Continue reading →

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365 Collages | Week 22 | Swedish Headers

Posted on 2018-07-16 by iHanna

The titles of these collages (no 148 – 154) is quite random, but the collages themselves are all themed around Swedish headers cut out of vintage craft magazines. I love the colorful look of these Swedish text headers, and I … Continue reading →

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From the Scarlet Letterbox

Posted on 2018-07-12 by iHanna

My blog friend Natalie of The Smallest Forest, whose amazing art and creatings I’ve written about before wanted to start a new “thing” this year and came up with the idea of offering her readers, fans and all interested a … Continue reading →

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Playful Index Card Collages by iHanna | June 1-15

Posted on 2018-07-03 by iHanna

Like I mentioned a in the beginning of last month in June and July there is an art challenge going on that is called ICAD – Index-Card-a-Day. It’s low key and fun, and I’m making collages with stickers, cute images, … Continue reading →

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365 Collages | Week 21 | Beneath the Surface

Posted on 2018-07-01 by iHanna

Try Ctrl and Z to delete, collage by iHanna. One of the reasons I love collage is because it always seem to be something hidden, beneath the surface. There are different layers of papers of course, but also layers of … Continue reading →

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