Wayfinder Artist

 I cut my pieces into mostly medium to small, because I liked smaller collages. The less there is the more people got what was going on in them.  I took note into what I wanted my collages main themes to be; 1. Body image 2. Music 3. Politics 4. Food 5. Community 6. Animals/nature 7. Vacation Than I started rummaging through my basement and found the old New Year posters my mom used to make. They are posters of what you want to accomplish that year. I also found old newspapers, and colored paper. After I gathered all these items up I went to work cutting out what I needed, then I put them together.  I really liked being simple and clean with my collages. The meaning in them is clear and to the point. 

 

 

 

 For my pattern I was inspired by the rainforest. Its so full of life and there are so many patterns to get from it that I just had to do it. I choose a more plant based pattern because when I think of rain forest I think of greenery and the vast amount of plant species found there.  I had to include this unique plant, because look at it. Who wouldn't kiss those lips?  I did my motifs centered around these pics, I made it so some of the elements were overlapping, because of how dense this habitat is. I wanted to make it so the design was cluttered but not too cluttered.  The plants I choose are what I found most associated with the rain forest. The ferns and leaves, also the pretty flowers. I also did a leopard print with it, because I wanted to add a bit of an animal aspect to the pattern, but this pattern was mostly centered around the plants.  I played around with the sizing and decided that I liked the first one better, it was a bit clearer and more towards what I was going for