phantasma
goria exposed
by shadows
dissolving
into borrowed wings eclipsed
by casting out light
I’m behind a few weeks on posting my contributions to the Kick-About, but this is the most recent, a collage inspired by Sheila Legge’s Phantom of Surrealism, above. Masked in roses, she was photographed in a white dress and gloves, surrounded by pigeons in Trafalgar Square, a performance inspired by a painting by Dali.
I was drawn to the statuesque quality of the photo, particularly given the location, and I can never resist using birds in a collage.
And of course we all don our own masks–some are just more obvious than others.
K. 
Great stuff, Kerfe – a bit witchy too, somehow, which I always like!
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Yes, Merril pointed out it’s creepiness. I like witchy better as a description though.
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yes, not so much creepy, but potent in some secret ‘heathen’ way! No messing with this deity!
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Potent–thats a great word too.
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It seems very creepy (that photo, especially)–it’s the season. 😀
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I never notice the creepiness because I do these kinds of collages all the time, but my daughter has often used the very same word to describe my reconstructed figures. And now that you mention it…well, lots of surrealism is creepy.
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Yes, I suppose so. 😀
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Stature, masks and birds what a treat! Really like these, may be inspired to try one but no idea how to start 🙂
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Collage is very forgiving. Just start cutting out pictures, and then move them around on the paper until you find something you life.
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what pictures is my question … where would I get pictures from? I don’t buy magazines and ours tend to only have fashion models or cooking recipes, nothing remotely like the details you use 🙂
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I do get lots from magazines, also books I find at booksales which are often only a dollar or two. Junk mail is also a good source. There are still quite a few magazine published that are not fashion magazines here, and you can sometimes find used ones of those as well. We have lots of thrift stores too. ( Of course I’ve been collecting pictures for years.)
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lol I’m sure that helps but thanks for the ideas … we don’t get junk mail here but I love thrift shops and markets! That should keep me busy for a while 🙂
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good luck!
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This is wonderful on so many levels, and I can’t even really say why!
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Thanks Ingrid. I always find surrealism inspirational.
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Inspiration inspired by inspiration! 😀
I love it, as usual ❤
-David
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The only way to go. Thanks David.
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LOVE!
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Thanks Charlotte. My collage work owes a lot to the surrealists.
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