I've got travel coming up and am most excited to gather some collage fodder from Iceland and Norway. I had thought about a small journal along the way, but I like the idea of taking my time with the discoveries and stashing them away to come home to the studio to use later.
I have a feeling I better leave a significant amount of space in my suitcase!
Now that I am back, I would definately change my luggage strategy. My plan this time around was to travel very light with just a midsized hiker's backpack and a Trader Joe's canvas bag. I made it to Berlin and then to Geneva like that but realized I needed a small carry-on with rollers instead of a canvas bag (which was stupid). The backpack for my clothes, etc. and the suitcase as my studio. I traveled to Rome, Naples and London like that but after making a lot of collages, gathering paper plunder and gifts of work from other artists along the trail, I was hard pressed to get everything packed for the flight back to the USA. I started on the first of May with a hoody and a rain jacket but by the time I had to make it to Heathrow in the summer heat, I had to wear those two items because they would not fit. That was uncomfortable. So next time I'll need a much larger 'check in' suitcase and a smaller backpack. I only carried one week worth of cloths and that was plenty. I could have gotten by with even a little less. I did not bring any equipment except my phone which, of course is an absolute must. It is impossible to travel without a phone at this point. I was able to pay for virtually everything contactlessly with my phone including all transportation. I used public transportion through the whole trip. Since I live in the western states where there is hardly any public transportation I wanted to train myself to figure that out on this trip. So I figured out the trains, subways and busses (more or less). I got out 200 euros from the ATM early on but got home with 150 of it. I didn't get out any pounds at all in England.
Next time I will use a larger suitcase as I said and only pack it half full.
I like this very specific and explanatory word you wrote about. I don't suppose it can be used for assemblage as in 'reassemblage' as for me, most of what I use in my art is already used, old, found yet...............perhaps it can be used when I take an older piece I've done as it doesn't 'work' for me any longer and take it apart to reuse it's specific pieces to be used in a new piece....in as REassembling. I really like your gathering of re-using and pealing off old, weathered paper from ads on the street. They really make for intriguing and beautiful artwork and do carry the essence of the place where you gathered them from.
Thanks for this breakdown, Cecil.
I've got travel coming up and am most excited to gather some collage fodder from Iceland and Norway. I had thought about a small journal along the way, but I like the idea of taking my time with the discoveries and stashing them away to come home to the studio to use later.
I have a feeling I better leave a significant amount of space in my suitcase!
Now that I am back, I would definately change my luggage strategy. My plan this time around was to travel very light with just a midsized hiker's backpack and a Trader Joe's canvas bag. I made it to Berlin and then to Geneva like that but realized I needed a small carry-on with rollers instead of a canvas bag (which was stupid). The backpack for my clothes, etc. and the suitcase as my studio. I traveled to Rome, Naples and London like that but after making a lot of collages, gathering paper plunder and gifts of work from other artists along the trail, I was hard pressed to get everything packed for the flight back to the USA. I started on the first of May with a hoody and a rain jacket but by the time I had to make it to Heathrow in the summer heat, I had to wear those two items because they would not fit. That was uncomfortable. So next time I'll need a much larger 'check in' suitcase and a smaller backpack. I only carried one week worth of cloths and that was plenty. I could have gotten by with even a little less. I did not bring any equipment except my phone which, of course is an absolute must. It is impossible to travel without a phone at this point. I was able to pay for virtually everything contactlessly with my phone including all transportation. I used public transportion through the whole trip. Since I live in the western states where there is hardly any public transportation I wanted to train myself to figure that out on this trip. So I figured out the trains, subways and busses (more or less). I got out 200 euros from the ATM early on but got home with 150 of it. I didn't get out any pounds at all in England.
Next time I will use a larger suitcase as I said and only pack it half full.
I like this very specific and explanatory word you wrote about. I don't suppose it can be used for assemblage as in 'reassemblage' as for me, most of what I use in my art is already used, old, found yet...............perhaps it can be used when I take an older piece I've done as it doesn't 'work' for me any longer and take it apart to reuse it's specific pieces to be used in a new piece....in as REassembling. I really like your gathering of re-using and pealing off old, weathered paper from ads on the street. They really make for intriguing and beautiful artwork and do carry the essence of the place where you gathered them from.