One of the things I am working on at OCAC is a 3-D collage. It will be collapsible and housed in a portfolio. The motivation for using this structure is that storing 3-D work is a pain/difficult; this way I can just fold it up and put it on a shelf.  Clean and tidy. I am using a simple pop-up technique and Rachel in the bookarts department gave me a refresher on making the portfolio.

Here are some pics of the 5 pieces of art for the series. Portfolio making is next week.
My goal was to keep everything very quiet and simple. The inspiration is Shaker furniture, images from my father's resources. He was a furniture maker for 20+ years after his career as a surgeon. He is still making art, even at the age of 100.
So FYI:

Today
almost done:

Summer :)

Well I have been given the opportunity to be an Artist in Residence at Oregon College of Arts and Craft. This award is designated for a K-12 Art Educator. I have been given studio space and a stipend for a 6 week period and charged with using the facilities and interacting with students.  (how did I get so lucky?)

Anyway I am taking this opportunity to slow down and ask myself some questions about what I need to know and to experiment, and reflect on recent critiques and suggestions.

There are several tracks I am working on, but wanted to post something despite the risk of it looking rough and like the 1st struggle in a series.

I will be happy to share my completed projects at the end...but for right now, this a fraction of what I have been up to.