The idea is to focus on variety, and it really gets you thinking! I kept feeling myself reaching for a colour or shape I'd just used, even when it was one I don't normally go for - I guess my brain had been recently alerted to it and thought it was a good idea!
I found it really quite hard to choose things that were different. I know what I tend to go for (blues and greens, text, circles) and had to try and make sure I didn't keep reaching for these. I also found myself justifying myself when I did reach again for a blue (it's a different shade) or when making another circle (it's using different supplies!).
This 'task' was part of lesson 4 of 'Extreme Composition' and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I cut snippets from magazines, old books, envelopes and bits of painted paper, and used rub ons and made marks with paint, pastels and ink and placed them in a grid format. I then added 'one mark' to each of them, in the form of collage, printing, paint and drawing.
It certainly got me using supplies I don't normally reach for but will be doing in the future! Have a go, it's fun!
