to free up the hand

Today I wanted to hold words, slice them free from their origin, let them act as material. I have a new Moleskine with comic panels that I decided would be perfect for small daily "acts of liberation" (as the artist Nancy Spero describes appropriation in a segment of the Protest episode of Art:21). Collage has a unique immediacy and physicality that makes quick trysts of making so exhilarating. Using limited means such as paper scraps, photo copies, and only scotch tape for adhesion creates constraints that have the ability to surprise. Collage is gritty and oh so satisfying.