Dig Through Nostalgia

Fake Journal 2015~

the last few pages

Collage: assorted text and papers,

vintage illustration from an elementary

school health textbook, stamping,

my drawing of a woman having tea.

Vintage illustrations and diagrams,

a doodle, scrapbook paper, and

an 'ephemera pack' telephone.

Scribbles on graph paper, drawing

and watercolor of waves, vintage

health textbook illustration, vintage

advertisement from Life magazine (1956)

Detail showing hand-carved stamp

image on white tissue paper, allowing

the scrapbook paper behind it to

show through.

NOTE: 'Catch' the Wrap Up of the

2015 Fake Journal in the next few days...

Process, Goals, Learned Lessons~

CONSIDERED TRUTHS.

Make My Day

"Simple" compositions are

deceptive...they may look like

they are easier, but they

aren't always.

Pen and watercolor drawing

of a vintage watering can,

combined with found images 

from vintage magazines.

Go ahead....

Raptor, Fish and Hedgehog

 Old computer printer paper...

the kind that fed through the

 printer with holes down the sides

of the paper, painted paper, 

magazine image of fish,

ledger paper, vintage book 

diagrams, and purchased

collage ephemera-bottle printed

on translucent vellum, plus my

drawing of a raptor head.  

I found this business card in

a book that I purchased at 

Goodwill. There was also a 

typed letter, dated 1958.

Medlars (and meddlers)

ripen by their own

corruption...

Vintage illustration of 

a hearing aid.

A real man doesn't need

a manual...

considered truths.

Weird~or~Wired?

19 April, 2015~ Fake Journal Collage~

paper ephemera I had lying around...

vintage game card, reproduction post card,

scrapbook paper, retail collage images,

vintage book illustration.

wire springs to mind...

watercolor, Sharpie pen, vintage game card,

scraps from a Smash Book page.

It's surprising that people use these

for candle holders, light fixtures,

and other various creative projects.

"There's a sucker born every minute."

But stuff like this keeps us 

in business...

Prosperity and Ponies

International Fake Journal Month 2015~

Collage: vintage book text and illustration,

my drawing of a heron (?) in green gel pen,

scrapbook paper, painted tissue paper,

vintage postage stamp, vintage flash card.

Collage includes my drawing in

Sharpie pen and gray marker

 of boy in short pants, vintage 

geometry diagrams, ad for pants,

and a vintage illustration

 of a lighthouse.

If an old book is in bad shape,

but it has some good illustrations,

it's still an excellent resource for collage.

I need to find some more 

random phrases to use in 

my collages...

it makes things more interesting.

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Live Free or Die

Collage:  Sharpie pen drawing of

yellow plastic Indian from a Western

 fort play set (play set about 25 yrs. old)

vintage illustrations from 

Child's Book of Knowledge, 

computer generated numbers, 

scrapbook paper, hand-drawn border.

"Live free or die" ~ phrase seen

on a roadside billboard.

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Anything You Want

Collage: vintage book illustrations, 

computer generated arrows and

 registration mark, scrapbook papers,

red illustration on vellum from 

dollar store book.

The best resources are garage sales

and second-hand stores. Auctions

can be hit or miss...but a bargain

can be found if you don't have

much competition.

Always looking for a good price

and an unusual image.

Adding my own drawings to

vintage ads...

from a vacation brochure, circa 1956.

Look for possibilities.