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Full Title: An Introduction To Collective MemoryI finally came up with a proper title for this piece. This is a layout of how the piece looks as a whole. Sorry, my old tarp is the only thing I had as a backdrop. It is now hanging up on my girlfriend Amy's wall.
Standard process: mixed media assemblage using misc. cardboards, misc. clippings from magazines and books, copper sheet, papers, sketchings, glue, frames bought at a thrift store, acrylic paints, and of course a lotta love.
Going left to right, with exception of the large middle one, which is last:
Frame 1, Frame 2, Frame 3, Frame 4, Frame 5, Frame 6, Frame 7, Frame 8, Frame 9
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Why thank you, typewriter. This is exactly what I wanted to accomplish.
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Very cool with variation in the texture - I liked that! You make such an interesting form of art.. *stirs at* Wonderful!
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I'm glad you find it interesting! I try to create interest for sure...the kind you have to work at though.
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really lovely and so nice idea!
I think the background are great btw ^^
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it's up on a light brown colored wall now. i like to see it hanging up where it's being used and appreciated.
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thats the best!
When people can se your work and like it ^^
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It's actually a very interesting collage. I like the muted colours and the fact that while each is it's own distinct entitiy, the whole works well together. The frames themselves are also rather antique looking and the age adds to the whole idea of memory. I like it.
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thanks shima. these are all themes i contemplated during the creation of the piece. so good job picking up on all that!
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There's a very nice sense of unity within these combined pieces. The frame style and the style of the paintings are all very consistent. They work together perfectly 
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haha well i difinitely have issues with symmetry... this actually bothers me sometimes because i think it's too symmetrical, hehe. but it's a little less noticable in person, so i'm cool with it. and just for the record, i made the artwork independent of her. i chose the placement of the frames and the content in them. i just had her room in mind. she did help pick out the frames, but that's about it.
but thanks! i like hearing that it's unified, because that's what i was going for.
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AH sweet i remember seeing this one in your room halfway done. dont worry, we just played guitar 
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lol, yeah it was on my floor for a good while...
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this is gorgeous, you're gf is lucky to have them on her wall...
i just love it..
the only thing tricky would be to keep them ALL hanging straight
great work!
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Thank you! Yeah, that will be tricky. It'll probably take a lil while to do. We hope to get them up this weekend, so we'll see. When we do, I'll get a pic up.
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excellent... i can't wait to see them up and in place...
i gotta tell ya, this work is totally inspiring... i'd love to do something similar...
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Go for it! I'm so happy to be inspiring to anyone!
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what a beautiful work. i faved this ensemble view but each one of them is a great piece. you really chose the right way to presents those images. i like the great amount of details and the texture work in those pieces. they are like faded memories in frames from another time.
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like faded memories in frames from another time.
yeah... that right there is awesome. thank you for articulating something i couldn't even grasp about my own work. i love input like that because it helps me figure out what my stuff is really about. thank you.
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Really beautiful and impressive idea! Has a theatrical and vintage feeling that I really like... I love Frame 3.They would look really great in front of a deep red wall!
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ooh. you have something there... too bad my girlfriend just painted her wall brown... maybe we can try deep red...
ps. i love that you called it "theatrical and vintage". that's a great description. thanks!!
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Ooooh! You're welcome! I think that it suits really well! I would like to see pictures of the finished wall! Have a nice day...!
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yeah, i'll take pics n post them when we finally get around to putting these up on the wall.
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wow... all of them combined looks marvelous! its set out beautifully... really reminds me of them portraits on them walls of a 1800's building
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ooh, antique is good. thank you much!
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Amazing work, static. Your manual works are as great as your digital ones!!
Keep balance.
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I shall try. I think I have been fairly balanced so far...
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Yes, you've been, keep it up!!
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well... it seems that this thumb contains all the other ones, so I'll comment on this one
It looks interesating, hoveber at first sight it doesnt seem
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thank you thank you for all your comments!
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it's funny, a lot of people like #5. i'm not so much into it myself though... interesting. but thank you.
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I was gonna ask you on one of the other shots whether you'd got the frames from a thrift store - I thought so, they've got that lovely used look about them, which is really nice. Its good to see how the old frames and the new art work so well together - and kudos to you for doing something so nice for your girlfriend!
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yeah, there's this really great antique store near me that was going out of business, so me n Amy grabbed all the small frames there for 50% off. i also bought this illustrated girl scout handbook from 1947 there. used it in places. i'm sad the store is gone now...i think they moved, but i don't know where. oh, and the frames didn't really look that way when i bought them. i treated them with paint to age them even more and to tie in with the pieces inside and the group as a whole. thanks for the comments
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There's a store like that near me, except its a very pretentious one, and everything costs loads, so I've never been in... we really do need a proper old fashioned antique store... I'm getting a bit sick of Ikea...
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ha, IKEA?! no good for my grungy look.
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Hahaha! I'm now contemplating the possibility of trying to 'antique look' an ikea chair like [link] with some sandpaper, cold tea and matches... for that proper 'vintage look'... it might work... possibly...
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hmm the problem with that stool is that it's already shaped in a modern way... it might be hard to make it look antique-ish... you could maybe make it look '50s-ish by like painting the seat butter yellow or mint green or something. do you already own that stool?
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XD Yeah, I was being ironic... but I would agree with you about the 50's thing... either light pastelly colours, or some of that awesome gingham print sticky back plastic I've seen somewhere...
I don't own it, but my current desk chair is falling to pieces, and since that only costs about £6, I think it's within my price range
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you want a stool as a desk chair? eww, haha, talk about no back support... lol sticky back plastic... so tacky. i love it.
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My current desk chair is: [link] which is one of the most weird things you can imagine to sit on... its kind of... contoured to your arse!
I would get another one of those, but the wheels on it keep breaking, so there's no point buying another one, because it seems to be a fatal design flaw. Methinks I'm gonna go for the cheap, customisable stool option!
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haha, well it seemed unbelieveable before, but it does appear you'd be upgrading to buy that other stool. lol, that red thing reminds me of a fire engine...stool...of some sort... or a fire hydrant... lol.
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Fabulous and fun! Wow, you have been seriously busy! I love your collage work! Beautiful, just beautiful! Brandi
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this project has been on and off for about 2 months now. it should have taken a lot quicker, but ehh just had other stuff goin. thanks Brandi
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