Jan 17, 2014

5 Minute Collages: Cathy Rigby Edition


I saw a photo of Cathy Rigby in the 1972 Olympics in Life Magazine and knew I just had to made something from this image. I saw it as a triptych. I just happen to love old Life Magazines. I respectfully save a few the rest ...  I cut them up with abandon.

My other partners in this collage are a children's craft book from the 60s and a Wired magazine from the 80s. I never use online or scanned images, I always rip the right from the books and magazines in my collection. For me its the only way to be authentic, one of a kind. I destroy them but give them new life. Kind of like zombies! I like using media from different decades in the same collage because the color palettes and graphics are so diverse.

The 70s

 meet the 80s


and the 60s. 


2 comments:

  1. Pretty! Just reading about your magazines makes me wanna jump into cut& paste mood right now!

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  2. I'll send/swap you some if you want. I have an idea of what you might like after enjoying your collage project on your blog last year. It really inspired me.

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