Hi, this is Janice McDonald.

 

These collages are visual riffs on all that we carry within: explorations of the processes in our minds as we manage issues of bandwidth, multitasking and overwhelm—alongside goals of simplicity, mindfulness and purpose. 

 

Each collage represents a moment in time, full of multi-layered and competing thoughts, hopes, fears, dreams, and memories—all moving forward and influencing each other—glimpses of the landscape of my mind. 

 

The collages are composed with horizontal strips of paper, to portray the layers of thought or concern. The strips are sourced from discarded magazines, newspapers, books, packaging and junk mail. I apply the papers using a wet working process and the papers tighten across the wood panel as they dry, giving the overall collage a flatter and more cohesive feeling. Each of the collages start with a single strip. None are planned in advance, each one just evolves.

 

Please enjoy. If you’d like to see more from this series, visit janicemcdonald.com. Thanks for listening.