How I Harvest Images for Collage

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3 жыл бұрын

Many of my lovely subscribers have requested that I film a video showing how I harvest images for my collage work from magazines and the thought process behind it. So here it is.
Please be aware there is a lot of paper tearing in this video and I know that noise sometimes is annoying however there wasn't a lot I could do about it as its part of the process. There were also a couple of technical glitches whilst filming I've tried to edit them all out, please forgive me for those I've missed.
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@jancrittenden132 3 жыл бұрын

The tearing of paper is FINE! No problem with the sound of it at all!!!!!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@patriciamaeanthony3838 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. I had no idea that even though I was harvesting from magazines, that I was overlooking so much. This morning I picked up a free nutrition magazine at my grocery store, and was amazed at how many blocks of color and designs from nature that I had previously been overlooking. I found far more words and found the small text I had been looking for elsewhere unsuccessfully. Thank you so much for this great skill builder!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@loriricci9383 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the vocabulary you employ while describing your creative process as much as I enjoy the glimpse into your ingenuity.

@CeriGriffiths 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@pjaneheil Жыл бұрын

WOW, I actually LEARNED a lot from ur video, things I would have missed & thrown away

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@m.i.miller8008 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. I learnt so much about harvesting from magazines. As a newbie to this great sport.. I am so thirsty for inspiration, knowledge and great tips that this was a delight. So glad to have discovered your great channel. Thank you for sharing you thoughts, ideas and knowledge.

@CeriGriffiths 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@maritfishgirl7357 7 ай бұрын

Please do more like this ❤

@geridevries839 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the way you broke that down for us! I'll be looking at magazines differently. TFS! Hugs from South Dakota, USA. 🤗

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Great news

@lynette. Жыл бұрын

It was fun seeing your process. The food ones just become pattern swatches.Great source of colours.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@teresazuehls783 Жыл бұрын

Showing us what you look for in a magazine was so helpful and interesting. Now I will look at magazines in a totally different way.😀

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Great news

@susanjane4784 2 жыл бұрын

The best demonstration of processing magazines! Your expressed inner dialog is perfect. Each image needs to be considered based on multiple factors. Just because I like something does not mean I should harvest it! Knowing your stash is also important, too much of any one color or subject just creates indecision while I'm working and ultimately figurative compost. Trust me, I know all about too many magazine images. Thank you for such a great video!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.......I think the true secret is that after you’ve been through a magazine throw it in the recycle bin/trash, hoarding it just in case you missed something is a disastrous thing to do.

@kareneaton2589 5 ай бұрын

Oh my, this was a Wonderful video ... I have learned so much about what to save and what to look for in words, pictures and textures ... Thank you so much for sharing your Gift of Art with us ❤️

@user-tw8wh8ls8c 2 ай бұрын

I ALWAYS find many more when I go back thru so I was really cringing when I saw you crinkle up some of those pages 😂 glad to hear you say at the end that you do revisit those pages!

@lizzyanthus1 Жыл бұрын

Very informative! Looking for texture instead of images is a great tip, and one I wouldn't have thought of as much as just images, to do, thank you!

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@paulahale3943 2 жыл бұрын

Ceri I asked my podiatrist If I may have some if he's magazine in the waiting room.They are beautiful ! So now when I have an appointment he reminds me to take some .So my hunt just ask Dr officeses. And we have a neighborhood group that I ask for magazines off at my door.Thankyou♥️

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Paula you are lucky, a free source of collage materials.......have fun.

@sandyvanderlinde237 6 ай бұрын

Hi Ceri, I do exactly as you. cut out all the interesting pictures in magazines and especially the wording. I am slowly but surely going to make a few items that you have shown. But I am a knitter of toys for my market, do want to start adding cards in envelopes. Idea and inspiration came from your video. Otherwise mostly my magazine pictures and wording I use to brighten up my hand written knitting books.

@judyscholfield820 6 ай бұрын

This was a very helpful video. Thank you for introducing me to Margarete Miller!

@CeriGriffiths 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@flamingo.and.co.26 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad I watched this. I have magazines saved but am ignoring them. I was overwhelmed by them. Now I have an idea of how to approach them. Thank you

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Angie, have fun with them.

@shirleykathan-sayess5764 2 жыл бұрын

This is SO helpful! I was especially excited to see you select the images I would have saved. I have not done a magazine collage (yet), but you have inspired me. Now, please show a finished collage so we can see how you used your harvest. Thank you so much. ❤️ Shirley

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Shirley thank you for your comments, the pieces I harvested are scattered through many of my projects from the Margarete Miller weekly challenge to the glue book pieces I create every month so unfortunately I can’t show you one specific piece.

@Sue-TheCraftyBibliophile 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your thought process as you harvested. Magazines better look out around me now that I know how to look at them differently!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@blessedaulways4561 2 жыл бұрын

You made this video a year ago.. but thank you…I learned a lot.. and know I’m not crazy for picking the things out of magazines that I would normally pick.. I’m a rookie at this so thank you.. you answered a lot of questions for me and filled in a lot of gaps.. thanks again.. love your channel.. from USA.. Maryland..

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome.

@angelathoma-dogwoodpaperarts 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hearing your thought process was really interesting. I love the box ready to go where you are for the fussy cutting.

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@eddielucero998 2 жыл бұрын

We must be kindred spirits because this is how I organize my images. I collect old floral books, design books, etc and spend my time cutting them while watching tv. Good job. Cutting out numbers is a great idea. Louise

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MsGobijuan 6 ай бұрын

Cogent and thorough presentation. Thank you for sharing your process. I’m a beginner so love your tips.

@CeriGriffiths 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@Cindykm70 3 жыл бұрын

This was fun and educational. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us.

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you

@KitD2365 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. So fascinating to see your process, and you gave really valuable tips. Thanks.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@julieanntorrens5548 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I loved your magazine harvesting. Very nice. Thrift shops practically give magazines away. I look for the rare periodical with heavier paper. Many thanks! ✂📄💗

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@LauraMe... 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Thank you so much Ceri❣

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@margaritalarriva9598 3 жыл бұрын

I learned quite a bit from watching this harvesting! Thanks so much Ceri!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@sandrastacey2285 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I will never look at a magazine the same way ever again. Thank you Ceri.

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, they’re just a resource once they’re read.

@PatWalden 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your insight!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@cathyputtick8235 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this process!! Thank you!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Cathy

@marilyntorsch3970 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun. I've been harvesting with you. Thank you for sharing!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@esthercollins4215 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Another very helpful video.⭐

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Esther

@pgtrish 2 жыл бұрын

I like this process!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

It works for me.

@sonyamartin6217 Жыл бұрын

Excellent! 💓

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@sushiburrito420 Жыл бұрын

Loving your videos!

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@michelel3372 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. This gives me lots of new ideas of what to look for. Thank you so much!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@kezzabear1970 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ceri for the video, I gained so many helpful hints and tricks to harvesting 😊😊😊

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@donaharrisburg5469 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Easter to you and yours

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Same to you. Thank you

@katrineleber7238 2 жыл бұрын

This has helped me so so much. I’m really new at collage. I have a pile of magazines and had no idea what to keep. Hearing your reasons as I watched you cutting things out was so wonderful. I can take on those catalogs now. Thank you, treen 💚💚💚

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous......the other trick is once you’ve gone through the magazine and taken pieces out you have to throw away the magazine, in the recycling preferably, because it’s too easy to keep the magazine just in case you missed something.

@terrifittro824 2 жыл бұрын

That was great! I have a window I cut into cardboard that I go though magazines with that help me find interesting things that are good for making faux cigarette card size things.

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea thank you.

@marlenegura1161 2 жыл бұрын

That was fun!!!! Do more because I learned so much from this. Thank you 😊 💓

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Ill try to do another one soon.

@MsEtila 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the harvesting and explaining why your taking it. It has helped me.

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@lindaroberts2282 3 жыл бұрын

Off to do some "harvesting"...thank you so much for this one!😊

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@annbutler8302 3 жыл бұрын

Getting caught up on your videos today. Thank you for sharing your process and thoughts of how to select collage pieces.

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@tootiemcadow7083 2 жыл бұрын

Good eye and you have inspired me to go thru my mags. Thank you

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You never know what treasures you’ll find.

@solewestren3218 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Very helpful.❤

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm Жыл бұрын

Love how your brain works Ceri! I’ve been harvesting from catalogues, magazines, books, etc. all my life. I remember sitting on my gramma’s couch for hours cutting out piece after piece and putting everything in a journal to collage later. Sooo much fun!

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

We are so alike I spend a lot of time harvesting magazines and images for collages and journalling.

@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm Жыл бұрын

@@CeriGriffiths , do you keep the words/letters/numbers too? I do. I don’t know what it is, but I have to have a number somewhere on my page. Different languages on a page sitting altogether is also so fun to see peeking out from behind an image. I find Hebrew fascinating! Do you want to know something funny? I still have 3 of my collage books tucked away ready for collaging. Life got busy with marriage, kids, family, and my books got put away. Time to take a look at my child’s mind to see where she was at the time she harvested all her goodies that meant so much to her. Through every move, every change in life, I cherished these harvested little pieces so much that they always got neatly packed away with a lot of love so one day I could open them up and put them together. Time to take them out. What a trip I have ahead of me!

@michellenowacki8673 3 жыл бұрын

A very interesting, your thought process. & just started in collage. Thank you

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@joanfriant211 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know what to look for, ty!!!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome.

@DarcysMixedMedia 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Hi&hugs to you and Biscuit.

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

@lamonarankin5504 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it. I have been afraid to do this, now will try it!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

It’s only paper, have fun.

@ericastannard2635 Жыл бұрын

Yippee! Finally I found something that I already do! Although you have provided ways to fine tune the process. I can hardly wait for an opportunity to collage. Thanks so much! Erica❤

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Enjoy

@elizabethglenbentley7882 2 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent idea training the eye to see things differently 👏

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@patriciawalker9470 Жыл бұрын

So glad I watched this! I do cut from magazines, but no idea of all the uses and things that I was missing! I really enjoyed this video. 💕 TFS

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thank you

@sharonmariec 3 жыл бұрын

Like the thought process 😊

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DutchJoan Жыл бұрын

This was very informative! I find that I like the sound of tearing better than cutting. And I definitely like it better how torn paper looks.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@shirleywatts296 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot about harvesting images in this video. Thanks, Ceri. From Shirley in New Orleans.

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Great news, have fun.

@tuesday_dawn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!

@judiemjacobson4613 2 жыл бұрын

I look at things in a magazine very similar to what you do. My storage has been a little different but I may have to reconsider I like the way you do it and maybe that would work better for me. I do have a box where I put fussy cut things that need to be cut out and I do that while I'm watching TV at night. I have been reluctant to get rid of a magazine once I take some things out of it and I realize that's just hoarding and people are giving me so many magazines I can't possibly keep them all. I really appreciate seeing your process taking one page at a time and then throwing the rest away. You have really saved me thank you thank you

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome Judie

@kellercrucita550 Жыл бұрын

Primera vez que paso por su canal. Nueva suscriptora.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@charlean_sherrod 2 жыл бұрын

I really needed to see this video Ceri, my friend gave me tons of beautiful magazines, and I’m just starting my collage adventure…. This really helped me. 🦋. One of the pages you saved, was what you used on your blue collage. Awesome

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous, happy it helped.

@susanstemmet607 Жыл бұрын

Found that video so interesting and was not bored at all. Your voice is also very soothing and as far as I am concerned, this video could have lasted longer. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and makes me look at magazines in a whole different way.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you Susan.

@TheTinyrobot 2 жыл бұрын

i got half way thru then i had to pause and go tear some magazines apart :D thanks for sharing this, really boosted my collection of images and stuff for my journals

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Great news, thank you

@desireemartin3485 2 жыл бұрын

Really like this you have give me some ideas

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@Whole180withAliyah Жыл бұрын

2:13 In a pinch, you can use a pair of tweezers to easily remove the staples, too. Thanks for sharing your process, Ceri. I am learning SO much from you. I've picked up lots of books & magazines from thrift stores & haven't touched them yet. Showing me how fun & straightforward it can be to harvest the images encourages me to finally get started. Thank you!

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Great idea, thank you and have fun creating.

@ceeclearly6840 3 жыл бұрын

interesting concept!

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@suehart3965 3 жыл бұрын

I went to WalMart today and found 3 of my favorite magazines for $10.99. I can have a lovely harvest session once I read them. Lol Thanks for sharing

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! you're going to have so such to work with in the future.

@margaretford1011 Жыл бұрын

I’m tickled that on page after page, I’m picking out the exact bits that seconds later you see and cut out. It’s like we are on the same aesthetic wavelength. 😊 But you are reinforcing my inner packrat that I’ve been trying to rein in! Oh, well… 😊

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Sorry, but if it’s useful I’ll harvest it.

@margaretford1011 Жыл бұрын

@@CeriGriffiths As you should! Maybe if I watch more of your lovely videos I’ll get better at using and /or purging my stash to better contain it, because you seem to be a master at that! Thanks.

@mugglescakesniffer3943 Жыл бұрын

"It's full of pictures of celebrities and not much use at all" That about sums up all tabloids and magazines of that nature.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

It does.

@enidcoffey8467 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@vel0811 Жыл бұрын

Just loving your videos. They're full of great ideas, tutorials and inspiration. I just wish I had Hermione Granger's little baubles that turns back time so I can watch all of your videos. ~Velvet

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wish I had a time turner as well.

@lucy7b 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@CeriGriffiths 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

@jeannainnc8390 Жыл бұрын

so, i took your challenge. Except i only had digital magazines. Never fear the grocery is close. Sticker shock hit me like a brick building $10-15 per mag. So I grabbed all the freebies at the front of the store. I harvested artwork, texture, shelves, birds, etc for free. Oh, and some words

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

I’m always on the look out for free magazines and catalogues.

@debbeneman9792 2 жыл бұрын

Personally, I like the sound of paper taring & crumpling.

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@mugglescakesniffer3943 Жыл бұрын

Super Bear man pulls staples out with his own claws!

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Lol

@gabrielebruhl1218 Жыл бұрын

👍

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Leena-jt8cm Жыл бұрын

I do the same cut pics from magazines,flyers and keep them. Do you have a video where u used these cuts.

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Leena I use them in a lot of my collage and in my planner, I have many videos where I use magazines images but this play list is possibly where you’ll find most of them. kzfaq.info/sun/PL9jo60Ix0S8JJR_oW8AWCcn6gkSD_Rpmp

@leeanngrush9211 2 жыл бұрын

I have mostly steered away from glossy papers in collaging… do you treat this glossy paper? What’s your fave glue? *enjoyed the vid!*

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

I must admit it depends on how I'm going to use the glossy papers, if they're in a collage for myself then I use glue stick to adhere them to a page, if its for an art pieces I'd probably use a collage medium or matt medium the only problem is the wetter the glue the more likely it is for the glossy page to ripple, its a tricky one.

@stacythomas7949 Жыл бұрын

I’m new to this. Do u need a ruler made for tearing or can u use any ruler?

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Stacy there are tear rulers but I’ve used just ordinary rulers for years as well, the tear rulers will give you more of a ragged edge whereas a normal ruler will give you a smoother torn edge, if you have a metal edged ruler they are more durable for tearing.

@ruthiepooh86 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I’m doing tomorrow. Once a month our local library gets rid of magazines. They’ve been happy to save them for me.

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous.

@jeanbloom7513 2 жыл бұрын

I would have harvested so much more from those magazines but I wouldn't know what to do with them. ;)

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the problem Jean, I could harvest so much more but then it just goes in a box and is forgotten about.

@Anestes Жыл бұрын

Среди моих знакомых-крафтеров розовый цвет с 23.50 очень поэтично называют "пепел розы" 🤎

@CeriGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ilakaiser3778 2 жыл бұрын

Do you ever use what you harvest in a junk journal?💜🐞

@CeriGriffiths 2 жыл бұрын

I use what I harvest mainly for my planner also for my collage glue book but if there was an appropriate piece for my junk journals then yes I’d use it.