We’re always on the look out for great craft projects, and when I saw the work of this artist Michel Keck, who produces amazing dog pop art, we just had to have a go.
The girls and I made…….. a collection of collaged Berties!
And for this craft, you’ll need all the usual scraps.
- Paper or material scraps – wrapping paper, scrapbooking paper, newspaper, even A4 lined paper can look good.
- Stickers, glitter, beads – whatever you fancy.
- PVA glue
- Scissors
- A4 photographs of your pet
Firstly, protect your work surfaces from all that glue.
Next, print out the pictures of your pet. You need a nice clear image. We printed the same picture three times, but flipped it in one picture, so Bertie was looking the opposite way. Make sure the eyes and the nose really stand out, because that’s all you’ll be able to see later!
Then get to work! Tear or cut pieces of your paper and stick onto the photo. You need to leave key areas clear, so that you’ll recognise your pet. With our collages, it was the eyes, nose, and floppy ears that stood out. And we all came up with our own unique versions!
These pictures are all on A4, and since I don’t have any good frames for that size (until my next trip to IKEA), I photographed each collage, changed the backgrounds in Photoshop, then printed them out as 7″ x 5″ photos.
All of which fits nicely into the RIBBA frame.
It’s not a very messy craft, and I think the end results are really colourful and fun. When I get round to framing the originals, which have a lot more texture and variation, I’ll update this post with some more pictures.
Let me know if you try this with your own pet photo, and post a link to your site so other people can see too!
And I think our Berties might look better in a white Ribba frame….what do you reckon?