Collage chess with the raccoon society

We make art from trash


I hung out with my pal Matt yesterday. We collected some materials from the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Re-use and, raccoon-like, decided to make art from trash.

Matt applied some gesso to some art board we picked up at Artist and Craftsman Supply, and we got to cutting.

Matty applying gesso to art panels

We decided to make two collages, and to play a game. I began with the first one, and Matt began with the second. Then we took turns. In the second round, I added to the second collage, and he to the first, and we alternated in this way for 40-ish turns.

GIF animation of collages in process

And the resulting collages Collage made from cut up images from magazines and books

Collage made from cut up images from magazines and books