Thanks a Million
collage experiment by J A Dixon
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Archive for the ‘J A Dixon’ Category
A Dirty Family
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
A Dirty Family
collage miniature by J A Dixon
4.75 x 6.75 inches
private collection
Ever Crawling Forth
Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
Ever Crawling Forth
collage miniature by J A Dixon
5.5 x 6 inches
available for purchase
According to His Virtue
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
According to His Virtue
collage miniature by J A Dixon
4.5 x 4.5 inches
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B O O !
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Unkind Reckoning
collage miniature by J A Dixon
6 x 7 inches
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Ninety Naughty Gnats
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015“A special thank you to Helen Reiss, who brought me this crazy manuscript and thought I might like to illustrate it. I had a better idea!”
– Allan Bealy
I am pleased to share an announcement from Allan Bealy that his newest publication is available— ABCurdities: A Collage Alphabet, and it is an honor to be part of an outstanding group that includes Allan, Matthew Rose, Ted Tollefson, Nikki Soppelsa, Zach Collins, Marc Deb, Frank Voigt, Musta Fior, Michael Tunk, and many other fine collage practitioners. Allan assigned 26 collage artists from around the world a letter of the alphabet and asked each of us to interpret a corresponding absurdist poem by Helen Reiss. The delightful result is now available for online purchase!
Helen’s wild verse for “N” offered a wealth of associations and challenged me to illustrate the perfect level of “visual naughtiness.” I also wanted to embed the letterform, but not in a way that would be too obvious. Do you see it? Some may not. I find it fascinating to observe how each of us used her poems as a catalyst for creativity, while investigating an individual approach to the medium — one more example of how collaboration can enhance the artistic process. A tip o’ the cap to the designer/compiler!
N
collage miniature by J A Dixon
a contribution to ABCurdities: A Collage Alphabet
8 x 8 inches
Big No-No
Friday, October 2nd, 2015“The purpose of this challenge is to have some fun, and to experience the challenge of finishing a collage that someone else has started. That someone else was me.”
– Terry R Flowers
I may be getting the hang of this shared-authorship thing. Veteran collaborator T R Flowers offered a spot to me in his bingo-card “zine” project, so I grabbed it. His prolific creations are characterized by wit and humor, so I pushed myself in that direction. Here is the original card. Here is Terry’s start that he sent to me. Stay tuned for a look at some of the other interesting contributions rolling in.
Big No-No
collage collaboration on bingo card
start by T R Flowers, finish by J A Dixon
4.5 x 5.625 inches
Pleased and honored . . .
Friday, September 18th, 2015Well, just in case I have not made myself crystal clear — I am very pleased and honored to be represented in this exhibition with my “co-conspirator” Robert Hugh Hunt. I trust there is plenty of time for a lot of people to see what is shaping up to be a distinctive show. Perhaps that includes you!
Happy 33!
Friday, September 11th, 2015Dana and I are observing 33 years of marriage, apart from each other. I have made an anniversary collage for her with the scraps of rubbish at hand. Is there not beauty and the potential for redemption in nearly everything, if you remember to look for it?
Les Cheneaux Sails
collage miniature by J A Dixon
5 x 7 inches
collection of D L Dixon
For Your Protection
Monday, September 7th, 2015“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Another trip collage from my recent “fishing retreat” to the Les Cheneaux Islands of Lake Huron. Working within the constraint of limited scrap at hand is a worthwhile visual exercise in preparation for creating collage artworks at any scale.
Untitled (For Your Protection)
journal experiment by J A Dixon
6 x 6 inches
Character Flaw
Monday, August 31st, 2015
Character Flaw
collage miniature by J A Dixon
4 x 5 inches
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