Dip Dab.

After experimenting with different ways of putting wood together in previous wood collages, I thought, instead of creating a made shape using found pieces of wood and then working over the top of what I had made, I should try to change the appearance of each single bit of wood before I assembled them.

I did this by coating each piece of wood with oil pastels as they would resist a lot of substances layered over the top. I then poured inks over each piece of wood and dipped them in any left over ink that fell into a bucket underneath. This created quite an interesting effect as some of the inks created an odd layer over the oil pastels whereas others created a sort of force field around the oil pastel.

In addition, I also used layered cardboard in this piece, which I found helped create a contrast in texture as it absorbed a lot more of the inks in comparison to the wood. I found creating pieces in this way made the piece feel a lot more together and permanent, as though it was a single piece in comparison to where I had worked over already made designs the which made the work look a lot more temporary.

To progress from this, I intend to continue experimenting with layering other media and substances. Along with this I would also like to combine a wider range of materials. This is because, if I used the same pouring and dipping technique, the way the inks affected the work would vary greatly between substances.