In these pieces I was experimenting with using the paste and paint directly on wood, and working on a larger scale. Hence, I needed larger pieces of paste paper to add on top. Ay-yi-yi! I also finally got to use some of my old rusty shmushed bottle caps.
Tags: bottle caps, collage, face, hamsa hand, painting, paste paper, rusty, wood
Confessions of a Paste Paper Addict 
April 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm |
LOVE the collaged paste paper – the detail above (with the dark tree) – is lovely! xm
May 20, 2008 at 7:43 pm |
Susan, Hi!
Livin’ large in the big city!
Took your collage class in Mendocino. Still working on layering paper and color in my own unique way.
Have to say it yet again: I just love your work! So much color and interest! VIBRANT! Your stuff makes me happy! More than eye candy… Eye pastry! I will continue to visit your sites….ESPECIALLY when its raining (smile, wink).
September 27, 2009 at 1:30 pm |
[…] Susan Gross offers her own delectable set of paste papers, including what she calls ink on paste drawings (which I would like to find more information about. Susan also wrote this post, but she is spare in her descriptions of techniques!) I was very taken with her paste paper collages. […]