{"product_id":"creative-collage","title":"Creative Collage","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-5576051e-0 LYDmc\" data-test-id=\"accordion-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCreative Collage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features both step-by-step advice and over 200 full-color examples. Vona provides detailed storyboards through photographs and captions across a range of projects in mixed media on paper and wood. Each project includes the following:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStoryboard-like photos of each process with captions offering detailed and easy-to-follow explanations on how to create mixed media collages on paper and wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterials, techniques, and tools, from what types of acrylic paint pens she uses to the specific Washi tape she favors to how to explore pattern and color palettes through layering and hand-lettering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndividual sections include building your own art kit; working with fashion magazine images, mixed media, vintage photos, and ephemera; and creating your own abstract art pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVona is widely known for her inspiring collages that transform fashion magazine ads into feminist art pieces, questioning conventional notions of beauty and the overwhelming consumerism that supports them. Through paint, collage, and hand-lettered text, Vona creates her own artistic beauty that is subversive, detailed, colorful, patterned, layered, and visually bold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fashion magazine section, Vona shares over 200 full-color, full-page illustrations from her Selling Lies series, which reinterprets images from the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her visually dense style includes integrated, handwritten text in response to the images she builds upon. The alternately hidden and legible commentary questions notions of physical perfection and the pervasiveness of advertising within the beauty industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stunning guide and comprehensive collection of visually layered collage examples makes an excellent gift or collectible for artists, journalers, creative professionals, educators, and students of art history, contemporary art, and feminist studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.4 x 0.7 x 11.9 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183305089203,"sku":"DBC015","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/6547\/4995\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-04at12.38.34PM.png?v=1770230319","url":"https:\/\/beaandbleux.com\/products\/creative-collage","provider":"Bea \u0026 Bleux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}