Jana's collage finals

Finally posting this! – two finished collage and solvent transfer pieces. One was shown here in progress in a post from August 17th. Solvent transfer uses safe, non-toxic materials to transfer photographic imagery onto a variety of substrates. For these pieces, I used wintergreen and peppermint oil which are both available at a health food or organic grocery store. The oil causes the Xerox toner to release and adhere to the paper underneath. My process works something like this:

• look through magazines for ideas about my concept or sketch a concept and look through magazines,
• make rough cut-outs and place around the page to plan the composition deciding what to photocopy and what to transfer, 
• make photocopied imagery,
• trim out imagery,
• transfer first, apply colored pencil, and paste/collage last

When making solvent transfers, use a small bit of transparent tape to secure each piece in place, Xerox side down (images will be backwards unless you reverse them), then coat the back side with oil using a cotton swab. Pressing down with my left hand to hold the transfer in place, I use a spoon, using the edge to rub back and forth over the image. For more tips on solvent transfer, attend one of our classes on Transfer Imagery!

Duality, 2012. Jana Perez.

Flora and fauna, 2012. Jana Perez.