Bette Davis Eyes
collage on paper
7"x5", 2015
I've done some commercial work lately and created this piece for Tarrytown Salon in Austin, Texas. Now I see why a song was written about Bette's eyes. Stunning.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Monday, October 12, 2015
Another Collage Collaboration with Susanna Binder!
I just completed another collaboration piece with Austrian collage artist, Susanna Binder. I've included the "starter" collage she sent me.
Free at Last
collage on paper
5"x7", 2015
Susanna's starter collage
Friday, September 18, 2015
Alternative Space Gallery Solo Show
I'm excited to have my first solo show at the Alternative Space Gallery in October!
The reception will be Saturday, October 3rd from 6 pm - 8 pm. The show will run from October 2nd - 29th. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 9:00 - 4:00. Call 512.452.6168 to have the gallery opened for you.
Flying, Floating, Falling : Collages by Michele Hogan
Alternative Space Gallery
4700 Grover Ave
Austin, TX 78756
The reception will be Saturday, October 3rd from 6 pm - 8 pm. The show will run from October 2nd - 29th. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 9:00 - 4:00. Call 512.452.6168 to have the gallery opened for you.
Flying, Floating, Falling : Collages by Michele Hogan
Alternative Space Gallery
4700 Grover Ave
Austin, TX 78756
Yum Yum Bubblegum
collage on canvas
10" x 8", 2015
I've been experimenting with text in my work and it has been a lot of fun! I love the elegance of cursive handwriting... a lost art form in and of itself.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
International Collage Museum, Santa Fe, NM
Good news! This piece is headed off to the International Collage Museum's permanent collection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I will miss it dearly, but, at least I know it is going to a good home!
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| Patiently She Waits collage on paper 7"x5", 2014 |
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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| Carolina Wren collage on paper 5"x7", 2015 |
I'll be participating in the 2015 NXNA Garden and Artisan Tour, which is Saturday, May 2 from 10am-4pm. For this event I've created a series of collages showcasing native birds in Texas. There are 24 gardens and 12 artists on the tour. What a great idea to pair art with gardens! You can find me at the Almon family garden, 9502 Stonebridge Drive, 78758. I'll have originals available, as well as prints and notecards.
For more info:
www.lovenorthaustin.com/nxna-garden-tour
Friday, March 13, 2015
Travis County Credit Union Show
I created the 'Swingin' into Spring Series' to hang in the lobby of the Travis County Credit Union, which includes a play area for children. My hope is that these collages reflect the joyful spirit and energy of a space dedicated to child's play. Thank you TCCU for supporting local Austin artists! The Travis County Credit Union is located at 1101 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78702. Lobby hours are Monday - Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. How often do you get to see an art show at a bank? Now is your chance! The show will be up until mid-July.
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| Round and Round collage on paper 14"x11", 2015 |
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| Connect the Dots collage on paper 14"x11", 2015 |
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| Swingin' into Spring collage on paper 14"x11", 2015 |
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Contemporary Austin's 5x7 Exhibit
I'm so excited that I will be participating in The Contemporary Austin's annual 5x7 Exhibit. It will be Thursday, February 26th from 6:30-10pm. Tickets are still available. Hope to see you there!
www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/event/five-x-seven
www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/event/five-x-seven
Dance Card # 27
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| Dance Card # 27 collage on paper 8"x6", 2014 collaboration started by Susanna Binder finished by Michele Hogan |
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| starter collage by Susanna Binder, 2014 |
Austrian collage artist Susanna Binder and I have collaborated on some collages. We mail each other a "starter collage" and the recipient finishes it. Here you can see the "starter" that Susanna mailed me, as well as my completed version.
If you would like to see another collage collaboration that Susanna and I did, you can check it out at her blog: https://susannascollagenblog.wordpress.com/. I mailed her a starter collage for that one. She completed it and titled it "A Man and His Birds". We plan to do more collaborations together because it's really fun. Susanna and I have never met. I hope one day we will!
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Far to Fall
Currently I'm working on a series incorporating some of my Grandmother Alma's things. I was recently given a box of her belongings that hadn't been opened in forty years. I never met my grandmother, but felt I got to know her a little in going through the things she saved. That made me reflect on the items we leave behind, and what they may tell others about us later.
In Far to Fall, Alma's Homework and Spring Collection of Geometry Dresses, I used her high school math homework and her friends' graduation cards from 1930.
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| Far to Fall collage on paper 5"x7", 2014 |
Alma's Homework
I began the collage, Alma's Homework, with a page of my grandmother's math assignment from the 20's. I then built the rest of the piece around that. Through the erased lines of her diagrams, I felt I could see her thought processes as she worked the geometry proof. I wanted the graceful diver to mimic the elegant lines of both her handwriting, and the diagrams.
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| Alma's Homework collage on canvas 7"x5", 2014 |
Spring Collection of Geometry Dresses
Both Spring Collection of Geometry Dresses and Value Study of an Egg were in the Art Science Gallery's 2nd Annual ATC Show and Fundraiser of 2014. Here I dressed this glamorous lady in my grandmother's geometry homework. I also experimented with hand stitching in the collage, which was a lot of fun! It was an honor to have this piece included in the show's logo, and I look forward to next year's show.
For Value Study of an Egg, I used a technique called stippling, in which all of the shadows are made up of tiny dots with a fine tipped marker. While I've been mostly working in collage for the past year, it was fun to get back to drawing a little bit. I found that the stippling process has the qualities of a meditation, the gratifying one of being pulled into a zone, and the frustrating one of demanding a lot of patience!
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| Spring Collection of Geometry Dresses collage on paper 3.5"x2.5", 2014 |
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| Value Study of an Egg pen and ink on paper 2.5"x3.5", 2014 |
For Value Study of an Egg, I used a technique called stippling, in which all of the shadows are made up of tiny dots with a fine tipped marker. While I've been mostly working in collage for the past year, it was fun to get back to drawing a little bit. I found that the stippling process has the qualities of a meditation, the gratifying one of being pulled into a zone, and the frustrating one of demanding a lot of patience!
Waiting for Degas
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| Waiting for Degas collage on paper 5"x4", 2014 |
In Waiting for Degas I used a layering technique I learned in Randel Plowman's class 'Experiments in Collage'. I began with a light background of pink and cream colored papers, then created subtle marks with watercolor and markers. I then used images from a children's coloring book of Impressionist painting and transferred them onto tracing paper. I continued to layer images that I had printed on tracing and sewing pattern paper, and finished the piece with some bold prints of Japanese washi papers and paint samples from the hardware store. I find it delightful how the layered images show through and the characters interact with one another in unexpected ways.
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