What the 2020 Covid 19 pandemia brought into my life: A collection of collages
When I moved to Barcelona back on 2016, I was able to rent an apartment, but I had no money left for decorations. I had a lot of images that I had collected throughout my travelling: postcards, drawings, magazines, brochures, coins and bills from all around the world, etc. Before the pandemic, I started to add packaging papers and boxes. I kept anything that I thought had potential to become something else.
When the first lock-down happened in Spain, I was by myself at my apartment. I was going insane, so I thought: “why not take out all the things that I have and see what I can make out it?” That´s when it started.
These are only a few of the collages I made. It has been evolving a lot, from very basic images, to dynamic sequences of images that maybe only make sense to me.
I never thought I could spend so many hours doing an activity like this. Using my hands and my creativity was something I never had time to do. Happy 2020 surprise.
I start cutting and mixing any image that catches my attention. Sometimes is the colour, sometimes is the image itself, or the meaning that it transmits.
Is a very dynamic process as it changes all the time. Sometimes it takes weeks until I find the right connection, sometimes it takes a couple of hours.
I love mixing images from places, amazing artist like Dali, photos of myself, etc. Sometimes I use leaves of a plant, but that technique needs improvement as it doesn´t look good after a couple of months.
Also the vintage stores, thrift stores or second hand fairs are amazing to find material. A good friend of mine found a magazine from 1988 named “Direction” and thought of me.
It was full of amazing images, so I had to grab my scissor and get to work!
Step 1:
Step 2:
When somehow what you see makes sense, you finish!
I find this activity very relaxing. I smoke my joint and get lost with the flow….
CHECK OUT HOW SOME OF MY COLLAGES STARTED
Rainy freezing Saturday during a third lockdown
Is very cold in Barcelona and we are in lockdown again. I used to feel guilty if I stayed in the whole weekend, but now I have the perfect excuse. This collage has been “on hold” for months, because from one collage, 2 more were created! First, I taped a piece of cardboard on the… Continue reading Rainy freezing Saturday during a third lockdown
What to do when you are in lockdown again
During weekends in Barcelona only essential stores are open. The lockdown is getting more strict here. There´s not much to do socially speaking anymore. I´ve been very active lately with my collages. This one was done in 1 day. I started on Friday night and finished it today, Saturday afternoon. Continue reading What to do when you are in lockdown again
Using your disappointment in a creative way
If you check out this post https://lacatalove.com/2021/01/21/man-can-easily-give-me-a-fucking-headache/ , I was upset about this guy’s behavior, and I made the conscious decision to let him go. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, because one more time I got attracted to the wrong guy, I put all those emotions into a collage. Step 1: First I found… Continue reading Using your disappointment in a creative way
The Ups and Downs of January 2021
This month was full of ups and downs, emotionally speaking.We are very busy at work, but the moving of location is not fully confirmed yet, and we can all feel the stress in the air. We are still closed to the students and continue the online lessons until Feb 7th. However, it looks like a… Continue reading The Ups and Downs of January 2021
What if…?
I think about Chip often, and I ask myself if maybe I overreacted. The thing is that he made me feel upset. I needed something from someone who couldn´t give me more or didn´t want to. I´m always telling my friends to surround themselves with people who have a positive effect on their lives. Sometimes… Continue reading What if…?
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