No Matter What Shape - The Archive

AN ARCHIVE OF MY OLDER WORK - AN EXHIBITION SPACE FOR ORIGINAL AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF MANIPULATED WORKS THAT APPEAR AT MICKMATHERSARTBLOG - A PARKING PLACE FOR SELECTED GRAPHICS USED IN OTHER BLOG SIDEBARS - AN ARTWORK IN AND OF ITSELF

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In its short-sightedness, blogger has turned its back on those of us stuck with old operating systems and I'm forced to find a new blog host. You will now find MickMathersARTblog at Blog.com - use the direct link found in the masthead and remember to update your bookmarks. This place will continue as another archive for a large body of my work. As many of you know, my primary medium and working method is digital collage composed of manipulated photographs often combined with digital drawing & generative images. Netlabels, bands and musicians can view samples of my CD Cover Art at Mick Mather Illustration located on Tumblr. In another life I was an Arts & Culture consultant specializing in revitalization planning through creative public art projects and programs with Economic & Community Development Departments of towns, villages and cities. In these hard financial times this work is more important than ever and I still accept consultancy inquiries. You can contact me by email at: mickmather@yahoo.com

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Tearing, pasting & painting paper -

"MaCha Bad Bar"
collage by Mick Mather
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The cropped and manipulated image that you can see here at MickMathersARTblog raised a question or two about whether it was "traditional" or "digital" collage, so I thought I'd post the original here. This piece is decidedly a torn paper collage done in the traditional method. Enjoy.

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Friday, August 05, 2011

Thursday Challenge: Garden -

"Brand New Garden Coat"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
"... cultivate the garden for the nose
and the eyes will take care of themselves ..."
- Robert Louis Stevenson

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Tuesday, August 02, 2011

From the Cube, a bowl -

"Paper Bowl"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
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After making my paper from the remains of "Erosion Cube", I decided to add some yellow daffodil petals and some leaves to the remaining pulp to make a bit more paper and this paper bowl. A thin sheet was laid out, pressed and then layered over a form - in this case a light bulb. I forgot to oil the bulb for an easy release and ended up having to wet the dry pulp and then pry the bowl off carefully with my thumbnail. It worked out okay and I may do this again soon.

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Papermaking -

"Making Some Paper"
photomontage by Mick Mather
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Using my "Erosion Cube" and some household items such as the blender, 5-gallon tub, a plastic container (that brought leftovers home from the diner) and a mesh onion bag, I made some paper. See the full story and the final, fully dried result of the cube at MickMathersARTblog.

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

The original -

"Winter - Original Photograph"
photograph by Mick Mather
I thought I should put up the original photograph that was the basis for this image posted at Illustration Friday on Christmas Eve, 2010. As many of you know, my fascination with manipulating photographs and digital collage continues unabated. Enjoy, and Happy New Year.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Who knew?

"Double Exposure"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
I had no idea that a digital camera could produce a double exposure. I don't have a clue to what caused this accident (low battery power perhaps) but here's a most strange and disconcerting photograph of my youngest granddaughter, Leighlund. A manipulated version can be seen here at MickMathersARTblog.

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Friday, February 12, 2010

Adrift, again -

"Adrift (Alternate Version)"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
Although I like this version better, I found it a bit too cold as compared to this version posted at Illustration Friday on February 12th, 2010. As you'll see, the windmill isn't evident in the other image and I thought some of you might enjoy seeing it.

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