This week I am super excited to be featured in Etzcetera Magazine’s newest feature, WIWORN (What I’m Working On Right Now).

Here is the snippet that I shared of my latest artwork:

And here is the completed artwork:

This artwork gave me so much joy, from beginning to end. The intricate layering of the dressmaker’s tissue, the effort of cutting and texturising the leaves and the manifestation of a wonderful female figure on a solitary swing brought waves of excitement and giddiness.

She truly is a sign of where I am going artistically.

Despite all the painting classes, I am constantly drawn back to my love of collage and working with paper in all its many forms and functions, and discovering (not inventing) new ways to manipulate it.

I am looking forward to making more works of art with this technique!
But I ran out of dressmaker’s tissue paper…eek! I ran into my local Endeavour Foundation shop and found a stack for $1/packet.
EXCELLENT!!!!
But I didn’t have the heart to tell the shop keeper that I wasn’t in fact making clothes, but tearing it all up. She was too excited to see I was buying up patterns.
Darn. Must get over that guilt.

If you like what you see here and would like similar in your home or office, contact me at gistcreative@optusnet.com.au to discuss size, symbols, colours and all artistically-happy-bits.

xx
Giovanna