Kerry uses a lot of simple patterns and strong words in her moleskine collages. They are very simple, yet you can tell that emotion has gone into them. Her poloroids are fantastic as well (oh if I could get my hands on some poloroids for collages...)!
Kerry Ball
www.flickr.com/photos/typefour, thatpolaroidcamerasound.com
Miami, Florida
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Emotional, passionate, honest.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I like to recycle things when I make my collages, so I use old books found at Goodwill, I recycle junk mail envelopes, I re-use polaroid pictures that are over-exposed/under-exposed or blurry, I use old dictionaries, magazines, any kind of bits of paper I find that have interesting patterns.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been making digital collages in Photoshop for a couple years, but it wasn't until a year ago that I decided to try out "real" collages, using some of the same techniques and styles I used in Photoshop. I started creating collages as an outlet for myself and my feelings.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I am freelance photographer, working as an executive assistant to a VP to pay the bills!
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: A couple of years of art, art history and photography classes in college many years ago.
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: I always start out with my "base"--either a polaroid, the inside of a book cover, a blank moleskine page--and I build up from there. I love arranging bits of paper and adding bits of text to best convey what emotion I am feeling at that moment.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: It's a simple collage but it's comprised of some of my favorite elements: a junk mail envelope, cut up strips of photographs, my moleskine and most importantly, pure emotion.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Audrey Kawasaki, Stella Im Hultberg, Keri Smith, Lorena Siminovich, Mary Emma Hawthorne, Eduardo Recife.
Thanks Kerry!
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Beautiful, simple, powerful. Awesome work.