To start my collage the first thing that I did was go through old projects that I had to see if any of them would work to be cut up and repurposed. In doing this I found some test prints of a risograph print I made last semester. After finding them I decided that I wanted them to be the main element of collage. I also decided that I wanted the base of collage to be a round shape. From there I began the process of covering the cardboard in newspaper. I also went in with some black paint to make it so the text was less readable because I didn’t want it to be the focus.

I then began cutting cardboard to make backings for each of the frames and also covering them in newspaper. I made small collages that I glued on the back and fit into the frame.

Before attaching the frames I decided to paint some leaves on the back of the collage. At this point I also added leaves/ vines that I cut into the frames. The hand drawn element that I included were some bugs (moth/butterfly, ladybugs) that can be seen in the final image. Ultimately with this piece my goal was to have the frames exist as sort of portals that one could look into. I also wanted there to be a 3D element with the leaves coming off the piece and also have the frames coming off at different depths.