Forgot to Be Aware (diptych 4)
collage miniatures by J A Dixon
1.875 x 1.875 inches each
left square | right square
available for purchase
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Forgot to Be Aware (diptych 4)
Thursday, July 9th, 2020Forgot to Say Hello (diptych 780)
Sunday, July 5th, 2020
Forgot to Say Hello (diptych 780)
collage miniatures by J A Dixon
1.9375 x 1.9375 inches each
left square | right square
available for purchase
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Forgot Where I Parked (diptych 194)
Friday, July 3rd, 2020
Forgot Where I Parked (diptych 194)
collage miniatures by J A Dixon
1.875 x 1.875 inches each
left square | right square
available for purchase
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Forgot to Lock House (diptych 52)
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
Forgot to Lock House (diptych 52)
collage miniatures by J A Dixon
1.9375 x 1.9375 inches each
left square | right square
available for purchase
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Forgot to Change Oil (diptych 500)
Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
Forgot to Change Oil (diptych 500)
collage miniatures by J A Dixon
1.875 x 1.875 inches each
left square | right square
available for purchase
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Februllage Extended for Worldwide Quarantines
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
Superbounce
collage miniature by J A Dixon
7 x 7 inches
for Februllage 2020
Zig-Zag
collage miniature by J A Dixon
7 x 7 inches
for Februllage 2020
Strike a light!
Sunday, May 31st, 2020“Edinburgh Collage Collective would like to send a huge thank you to all the participating collage artists from around the world who have joined us for this project. Our matchbox project has attracted over 1000 submissions. It’s been a great pleasure and inspiration to receive and share all the incredible work. We have certainly seen examples of artists thinking both inside and outside the box. The exploration of the medium has resulted in a wide variety of diverse approaches and interpretations. We have seen everything from 2d flattened boxes to full blown dioramas – all taking their inspiration from the humble matchbox.”
— Rhed Fawell, E C C
I was inspired to compose something different for the “STRIKE A LIGHT” Matchbox Project, an open call from Edinburgh Collage Collective, which invited international collage artists to make work incorporating the matchbox as a visual starting point. It was a fun submission for me, since I rarely explore 3D collage.
The two shuttle trucks by Tootsie Toy® are from 1967. The original Union Match box (with Vincent peeking out) is one I brought back from Brussels in 1974. The whole thing was sparked by finding a tree frog.
Better not ask me to explain how my mind works. I’m still as baffled by creativity as I was when I decided, as an adolescent, that there was no possible aspiration for me other than to become a visual artist.
Strike a Light
photo-collage by J A Dixon
created for the #strikealight2020 project
To Make and Do
Sunday, May 24th, 2020Things happen as we wait.
Good things to be remembered forever.
To Make and Do
collage artwork by J A Dixon
8 x 10 inches
(for the #findingcalmwhilewewait project)
Dreams Intensified
Sunday, May 17th, 2020Let her hopes not be diminished.
May her aspirations be magnified.
Dreams Intensified
collage artwork by J A Dixon
8 x 10 inches
(for the #findingcalmwhilewewait project)
a ‘Mother’s Day / Collage Day’ weekend
Sunday, May 10th, 2020
“And if my own children
should come to a day,
When a new Mother comes
and the old goes away,
I’d ask of them nothing
that I didn’t do.
Love both of your Mothers
as both have loved you.”
— Joann Snow Duncanson
Happy Happy to all the mothers on their day of honor!
The two 10x10s I posted yesterday on Instagram are my salute to World Collage Day, an international event contrived to celebrate and boost participation in the medium. The ingredients were generously sent to me by members of the Arizona Collage Collective. Using elements not personally selected was a rewarding exercise — an opportunity to better understand the distinction between my process of spontaneous composition and choosing qualities in the subject matter itself. For those who enjoy seeing my newest work, follow “thecollageminiaturist” at Instagram, too.
When You’re Going through Hell
collage on structured panel by J A Dixon
10 x 10 x 1.5 inches, unframed
available for purchase
When the Going Gets Tough
collage on structured panel by J A Dixon
10 x 10 x 1.5 inches, unframed
available for purchase
The only thing an artist gets to keep . . .
Saturday, April 25th, 2020“These days it is so easy to document your artistic trail. It is just a matter of organizing oneself to do it step by step, so it doesn’t get out of hand.”
— Cecil Touchon
Nobody needs me to point out that there are a lot of fellow artists exploiting cyberspace to cry, “Pay attention to me! Pay attention to me!” Contrast this with those who are truly making a mark on the history of contemporary collage. Among them are the “thought leaders” in our medium. In my opinion, Cecil Touchon is one of those individuals. (And his highly imitated artwork is extraordinary, too.)
Follow this link to read Cecil’s important recommendations about keeping a chronologic creative trail.
Fusion Series #3351
collage on paper by C Touchon
ceciltouchon.com