A Little Piece of Heaven

The process

At the beginning stage of every picture I make, I always ensure that whoever I am making the art for, knows that they really can have whatever they want, no holds barred!

With collage, the overall effect always looks slightly surreal, and the proportion a little off, but that’s what I love about it!

When Stephen gave me his wishlist for his collage, I originally thought it might look a little simple, as there wasn’t any contrasting things to mix together, it just consisted of animals, a church, a river, and a stone circle – which could easily unite in ‘real life’ !

But I have come to the conclusion that my style is far from ‘simple’, so even with Stephens uncomplicated list, I still managed to create art with my signature quirky look!

I loved making this collage. I am pleased with the the finished result… and i’m even more pleased to say that Stephen loved it too!

Do you have a commission you would like to discuss?

Please feel free to Contact me for a chat!

Emma x

Nautical 3D mixed media collage

Oh I do love to be beside the seaside, Oh I do love to beside the sea..

‘Sea life collage’ by Emma Mullender 2022

Emma created a zany and colourful collage for me portraying all the things that I love about the sea and the Caribbean where I grew up. Its in my new home-office so I can be swept away from the hum drum of work when I need a break

Joelle Davies

Inspiration

I was asked by Joelle to make a collage for her newly decorated study. She wanted the collage to have a Caribbean feel to it (where she grew up) and for the collage to include sea shells, sea horses, tropical fish, palm trees, peacock feathers, flowers, pineapples, and the colours tangerine, peacock blue, citron, corals and pinks.

The Process

I bought the frame for a local charity shop. It was dark wood but I painted it white as it would work better in Joelle’s study. It had a double frame, so there was extra depth allowing me to use 3D Knick-knacks to sit beneath the glass. I collected wrappings papers, shells, dried flowers and gold leaves (that would make up the palm tree) and collected some images from free to use online image library.

Do you have a project in mind that you would like to discuss Contact me so we can chat through your ideas. Emma ❤