Rainy skies here in Delaware over the holiday weekend meant I had plenty of time to enjoy the website of collage artist Laura Shabazz. The original torn paper representations she creates are nothing short of magical...
... just look at the moodiness of Red Umbrella! Laura conveys emotion via the most elementary supplies - magazines gathered from recycling bins and discarded library books, glue stick, and occasionally scissors.
"Every
collage starts with an assortment of reference images, a basic sketch
and a general idea of colors. From there, since I never know what
magazines I’m going to have as my palette, so I figure out color
placement and detail in real time."
The pieces she tore and layered are quite small, while the 24 x 24-inch size of this collage, her most recent, is impressive.
Rhapsody in Monochrome is an 18 x 24-inch collage of upcycled book pages and music.
Natural yellowing of the paper provides the colors.
Follow @laurashabazz on Instagram and visit Laura Shabazz to view more collages and to sign up for her mailing list. She accepts orders for custom collages based on a photograph.
