Rebecca's collage are like vintage scrapbooking meets design. At first glance, they may appear to be pretty typical of that "scrapbook" style, but they definitely have a well-designed edge to them. Fittingly, her vintagey work is featured in Uppercase gallery's Old School (show and book).
Rebecca Trawick, Bluebird Studios
www.bluebirdstudios.com
California
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Vintage inspired cut + paste, sometimes with a naughty edge.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: Vintage paper ephemera is my favorite--from handwritten letters, recipes and found materials to old book pages, illustrations and covers. Also vintage magazines, photos, wallpapers, and type. I also love repro papers from Paper Source and other sources.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been creating for about 10 years--as a college student studying studio arts (painting and drawing concentration) who didn't have a studio, creating small portable works at the kitchen table was key. I quickly realized I liked this small, intense approach. It definitely came out of my sketchbook style as well--I've always treated them more like a place to store snippets, inspiration, colour and texture.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: In addition to being an artist and mother, I work at a small contemporary art museum in Southern CA (Wignall Museum) where I act as director and curator.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I received my undergrad degree in Studio Arts (painting/drawing) in 1998.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: I'm pretty basic, I must admit--uhu sticks are a must, a good pair of scissors, a blade and a cutting mat. That's really all I need! Lately I've been experimenting with removing layers or weathering layers, though and I'm having a lot of fun with that.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: I don't have one favorite piece really; I feel like I'm always getting better at my craft, so sometimes it's hard to look at old work though!
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Oh so many... Collage artists include: Paul Butler, Eduardo Recife, David Wallace, Pat Streeter, Claudine Hellmuth, Pepe Mar, Lance Letscher, Mary Emma Hawthorne, Charles Wilkin, Michelle Caplan and many, many others!!!
Thanks Rebecca!
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Awesome, Beck! I enjoyed that, thanks! Do you have a facebook page or anything?
Thanks for posting about our Old School artists!
The quality of your content on Not Paper is fantastic. (I may be biased, of course.)