My good friend John asked me to take part in a round robin journal that he is hosting and I agreed. It's a real stretch for me as I do not usually work in collage. Of course, the first journal I received belongs to a man who does stunningly beautiful work that I admire greatly, Brian Kasstle. No pressure, no, no pressure at all....
I finally wised up and realized that all I can do is create something that I like, that I'm proud of, and just hope for the best for it to be well received. The fun of a round robin is that you end up with a journal in which the other artists have created a special, one-of-a-kind piece just for you, in your journal.
I chose to use images of the American artist Jim Dine. I adore his work and have been a big fan for many years now. His self portraits are so beautiful and unique that I thought they would make a fitting focal point for this spread. In the end, I'm happy with what I created. It was fun to do and I really enjoyed picking the images to use. Mr. Dine is a prolific artist and there are so many wonderful images to chose from.
