“Hang In There”: magazine collage in my art journal
As I have mentioned before, when I am feeling really agitated, usually because of the news, I try to express myself by leafing through magazines (usually National Geographic) and tearing out images that resonate with my feelings, then assembling them into a collage. I have been feeling pretty optimistic about the U.S. election, but this morning’s images of armed Trump supporters in pick-up trucks trying to drive the Biden campaign bus off the road were very upsetting. I have tried to communicate this mixture of hope and dread in this piece. The bundled-up figure with the face covered evokes Covid as well, I think.