COLLAGE REFLECTION

The choice of magazine certainly was considered when I started searching for images to put into my collage. I first grabbed a magazine that dealt with design and homes life, and the other magazines were typical stop and shop stand ones (Cosmo, People, ect). I picked these sort of ones because I am interested in different designs, and I figured that the today magazines would have words and images that I could relate to my everyday life.
        Next I quickly went through the magazines and found shapes, words, designs, and people who I liked that really stuck out for me. I almost wanted my collage to represent me and tell a story. I enjoy color very much, and I love drawing so anything with swirls or fun colors I quickly was drawn to and ripped out. However, I think that I was more concentrated on finding words that represented me, rather than ripping out what FIRST stuck out to me. So much thinking goes on when you're looking at a million different words, images, and colors that sometimes you can be distracted or put too much time into LOOKING for that specific thing, rather than it finding you.
    From most of my comments, people saw that my collage had a feminine, wordy, feel/theme vibe to it. When I was going through these magazines, I was looking for pictures or words that I could rip out and ultimately place next to something I previously tore out. I wanted my piece to have a positive and upbeat feel to it but I think when I was going through the magazine, I just ripped out what I could in anyway relate to. So, words like, mistake or hurt, didn't really represent an happy tone.
      One of my comments stated that it dealt with sexual assault but I can't really see how that could be seen in my collage. I really enjoy warm and energetic colors, so I can't again, see how sexual assault was seen.