Geisha Collage

 I'm working on a series of collages based on vintage postcards of Japanese Geisha from the early 1900's.

This collage is a portrait of the a Geisha named Sakae. She was very popular and is featured on many postcards. I scanned the original postcard so as not to ruin the original. It's combined with pages from a vintage Japanese book, handmade washi papers, and a fan letterpress printed from my own design.

Japanese Inspired Tags

Oh my gosh, I'm so behind on my 100 tags. I only have 3 and a half months and still 50 tags to do! But I have been busy collaging this week. I've completed 4, Asian inspired tags.

Tag 51 uses a vintage Japanese illustration and document with hand made papers.

Tag 51

Tag 52 uses an image of a Geisha from a vintage postcard, a piece of a vintage document, and hand made papers.

Tag 52

Tag 53 uses vintage documents and a letterpress printed tea pot.

Tag 53

Tag 54 uses vintage documents, hand made papers and a letterpress printed fan.

Tag 54

Collage Tag Challenge

This week for my collage challenge, I did 3 tags all with an Asian theme.  All use a variety of hand made and vintage papers. I dyed the string a muted peach.

Tag 10

Tag 11

Tag 12

52 Weeks of Collage Part 2 Week 49

I really enjoy doing the 3-D collages on a cube - there's something about turning the cube and having the design flow from side to side. It definitely takes more planning. This week I used hand made Japanese papers, Japanese calligraphy and images of a geisha and a butterfly.

Collage week 49 - Sides 1 and 2

Collage week 49 - Sides 2 and 3

Collage week 49 - Sides 3 and 4

Collage week 49 - Sides 4 and 1

Collage week 49 - Top

Collage cube week 49

52 Weeks of Collage Part 2 Week 17

This week's collage features some of my Japanese scraps -a vintage photo of a geisha, an old apothecary label, some Japanese calligraphy, and floral washi paper.

collage week 17