Mitchell_Kelly_lostfound

I will be making a collage for this project and I will create a complex composition by using overlapping pictures or maybe cropping older pictures into newer pictures to show that old can be reused. I'd also like to make a collage similar to the Lennon collage by Melissa Grimes but my collage would be made out of pictures from when I'm younger. For this project I would like to do a collage of all of my summers from when I was a child. I'd like to include pictures of my families countless trips to the zoo, the many many adventures that my sisters and I had in out backyard, and photographs from when we went up north in the summers. I'd like to make this collage in the same style that Melissa Grimes made her Lennon collage with cut out overlapping photos to create a unique concept. I would probably put this collage onto a summery background of sunflowers or maybe just the word Summer written in many different fonts. I think that this would be a very cool idea for a collage because it shows that even though some of these memories might not always stay fresh in my brain they can always be found again through pictures so they can never truly be lost. I will incorporate a collage into this assignment by using my found photographs from past summers to create a collage that mimics that of Melissa Grimes Lennon. I will use pictures of my family, my goofy friends, my dogs attempting to stay out of the sun, beautiful flowers we found in our backyard, dripping popsicles, refreshing pools, long grass, crazy rides on the boat, and long walks on the trail behind our yard to capture all of the memories that are my childhood summers. I will probably work in both natural lighting and artificial lighting because the pictures I have taken or my other family member and friends have taken over the years have utilized both natural and artificial lighting. I will probably just stick to using collage, montage, and scanning for this lost and found piece but I might also use some old paper and buttons that my mom has kept for scrapbooking. I will create this image to show that memories can never truly be lost if you have pictures because even if no one else understands you will always be able to remember. I hope to focus on leading lines, the rule of thirds, a balance between positive and negative space, and a contrast between darker and more colorful photographs.
 * 1. How will you create a complex composition? Will you use multiple images collaged or montaged into one or will you do a series of images 3-5 that are printed and displayed together?**
 * 2. What will the subject of your images be? How will you develop your concept? What is your concept?**
 * 3. How will you incorporate collage, montage, found objects or found photography?**
 * 4. What type of lighting will you work in?**
 * 5. Are there other art processes you will need to use to create your piece? collage, montage, sculpture, fabric, recycled materials?**
 * 6. Why will you create the images you've planned?**
 * 7. What principles of art do you hope to use and focus on?**