Imposter, Inc. - making assemblage art

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5 жыл бұрын

#assemblage #mixedmedia #diorama
Its dark, its disturbing, its a little sad...its Assemblage!
I promised a process video on a diorama-style assemblage piece MONTHS ago...finally got a minute! Thanks for watching! 🤗💕
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@donnamatoi5256 5 жыл бұрын

Nik, you don’t have to apologize for this piece being so dark, it’s ART! I love this!

@elkepeterson8164 5 жыл бұрын

“They paved paradise and put in a parking lot”. Nik so real.....there’s so much in this.....

@pippipants 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite songs

@rneustel388 5 жыл бұрын

Most people fight their insanity-you, on the other hand, enjoy yours very much!! So do I, though-what I mean is, I enjoy, love, delight in your creative work 😘

@willowcoulter8274 5 жыл бұрын

I love your creative work Nik. You always surprise me! I love the bandage on the twig and to me that meant a sign of hope. That someone would take the time and have the compassion to fix a little twig. It is a beautiful piece.

@pippipants 5 жыл бұрын

I love that you see hope in that bandage. You have brightened my day with that thought.

@lauraspears7564 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting, you tagged it dark, when it is really illuminating from beginning to end. No apologies necessary!

@neitasudberry2274 5 жыл бұрын

No apology needed. Totally apropos for our times, yet a warning for this new year for us to strive to be authentic. You're very gifted! Thanks for sharing!

@francineh.7825 5 жыл бұрын

Being an artist myself I have to comment and say don't apologize for how you creatively express yourself. I thought this was amazing!! I loved the symbolism of it and the expression of what I saw as heartbreak for how this world is being treated.

@carolyngrandall2570 5 жыл бұрын

I was just talking to my daughter about the fakeness of everything and how we’ve lost so much good because nothing is natural anymore my grandfather would plant this huge garden every year I was so fortunate as a child to eat such wonderful items of food from his garden I so remember the wonderful tastes that seem to no longer exists

@ReneesatItAgain 5 жыл бұрын

You are all over my Amer. Lit. curriculum from last semester, Nik. We completed a session in my independent study about this same subject using social media pic posts as one point of focus. Our culture has become one that fakes and sells happiness...and perfection so easily....especially happiness which seems a bit mass produced. My *very upper* middle class white students had a blast analyzing Dick & Jane and Shirley Temple in The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison but ultimately came around to look at fake happiness in their own generation and the challenges ... the difficulty of pretending all the time. The discussions were unforgettable. Beautiful assemblage ... you make creating this box look so simple..... really love that there's always something complex to take away from your art ... from your art process.

@BootsieSweettarts 5 жыл бұрын

So smart and current. I am moved by the message and in awe of the process. Thank you .

@TheCreativitySquirrel 5 жыл бұрын

This is a profound piece! It has so many layers to it (I don't mean the items it's made out of!). It's deep and meaningful and so so relevant in these times. Well done, Nik.

@cdsullivan5403 5 жыл бұрын

I think you are highly intelligent and extremely gifted. Great piece. It wasn,t dark, it was an indictment against the type of frauds that face us every day. Good girl, keep it up. I watch animal rescue videos every day, including saving baby elephants. One thing is apparent. People can be good, but they can be hellishly bad. Your piece gently touches on peoples naughty behavior. Including the money element was critical to your creative process. You are an artist!

@wormholehead 5 жыл бұрын

I tend toward the dark, toward the difficult, and so often I see people making totally lovely art that I would never make myself, and while it might be beautiful, I am left feeling a bit...alone... I see I am absolutely NOT alone. Thanks for THAT and for your amazing creations, Nik!

@janedunlap6879 5 жыл бұрын

I love this! Thank you so much for sharing! My grandma (who just passed away this week) is full Native American. Even though she grew up during a period that being Native was bad, she still learned at lot of the values and was able to pass them on to me. She would have adored this! She definitely believed in nature and natural things. I've been looking for a piece that I could make to honor her. You've inspired me to go the 3d route, with some similar themes, but some different as well. Thank you so much for the inspiration! And your piece is not dark in my eyes, it is truthful. I see the truth as light. If you don't see truth, you are definitely in the dark. Thank you for all you do! ❤

@jillgantz9218 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, Nik. Interesting that your view and the other 210 comments I read are so similar to my thoughts of our current world. I shop primarily at thrift stores, grow my own veggies and can them, and steer waaaay clear of social media. I love the kinship I feel with the junk journal community I have found online. The value that is placed on old beautiful things that are truly real!

@melsloan4904 5 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head. I was once asked what I thought the root of all evil is. My reply was, "Greed". This piece of art reflects reality. It IS real. I appreciate your sharing, not only your art but, your feelings and opinion. We all have a voice. Or should. So I say, "use it!" Art speaks volumes.

@drinkzcoffee5183 5 жыл бұрын

This is stunning. The 'egg vial' brought tears to my eyes. I wish I could tell you my story. Instead I shall say this: You have given this creative human a spark of hope. For that I cannot thank you enough.

@memees2010 5 жыл бұрын

Loved it. Finally you exposed your artist soul, not an ordinary artist but one with a vision. I think you should do more of that work. My best wishes for the year :D

@zinniapatch2488 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! I will admit I watched with eyes tearing up, but I loved the box so much! What a message, and what creativity you have.

@juanitathomas9702 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being brave and sharing what you believe. And a beautiful art piece.!!

@fernandachristensengama5245 5 жыл бұрын

Loved it all. More so the underlying story. You’re unique. Not dark, hard reality. Grounded as always. 👏🏼

@kimlivengood5916 5 жыл бұрын

I want to start by saying I completely LOVE this peace. And it does disturb me. It should disturb us all. Because it touches the truth. Sometimes we need to be reminded of what is really going on around us. This does that in a beautiful way. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I was touched, & that is what art is supposed to do. "TOUCH US" TFS

@CreativeGigi 5 жыл бұрын

No need to apologize for art ... it is beautiful even if it is dark ...without darkness we wont value the light

@parkhurst80 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful piece of art....girl, never apologize for your art especially when the piece speaks the truth. Thank you for sharing your creativity, totally enjoyed this.

@christierella 5 жыл бұрын

I watched this when it first posted, I loved it then...as I do now. This second time around it means more. My 28 year old, only child passed away in February. My single genuine egg is gone, I'm painfully aware, as the birds are in your art. Nothing seems real, it's a bad dream, but it is reality. Cold and as hard as hard plastic. I took a screen shot to use as my iPad background. Beautifully honest artwork Nik the Booksmith.

@VeeWillsPaperDesigns 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video. I agree...I love your creation and the truth you share...never apologize for "art". ❤ Thanks for sharing.

@deborahm.2460 5 жыл бұрын

Nik - don't apologize for your work. You are an artist and artists pull feelings out of the public with their meaningful work. You know you are spot on, whether we choose to look behind the curtain or not. Great job and brava!!

@marilyn1228 5 жыл бұрын

I love your art, Nik. You're so creative!! And, this assemblage is actually quite truthful....sadly.

@rebeccaboothe7117 5 жыл бұрын

How lovely Nik, I love that you create little stories to your art. You are so creative, love your channel.

@Juanitafrench514 5 жыл бұрын

No apology needed as far as I'm concern, it's art and that is what art does. I must say, that the moment that I seen the word Imposter and when you mentioned the word counterfeit, I knew your assemblage was inspired by your own personal feelings or experiences of some kind of fakeness in your life and you were compelled to express it by way of this piece. Maybe I'm wrong, but as a writer of poetry, I sense that. I wrote a poem about an ERSATZ that I was compelled to write due to some fakeness in my life. I feel that piece speaks volumes, more than you are willing to express to us in words. I love art that speaks and I love this piece. Thank you for sharing. I

@LouiseFraser 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and such an accurate representation of the world we are living in right now. Great message, Love it. TFS

@user-xk3gb6qd2l 5 ай бұрын

They paved paradise, Put up a parking lot. Stumbled on this vid and found a true kindred. Can't wait to see more of your stuff! You get right to it and don't waste a persons precious time. I too have a thing for old drawers and windows and doors. Unmatched contempt for money and what its done to our beautiful world. TIME is the only thing of value and I wish I would have learned this sooner.

@pollyporter-campbell7493 5 жыл бұрын

Your art; your idea; no apology needed. Beautiful, daaaling.

@lesleydeeming9479 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! We all need a little dark in our lives....it seems to be the only message these days and this diorama is really great. Thank you for sharing your talent 😀👍

@sarahwig1 5 жыл бұрын

No need to apologise, this is amazing. A very strong and important message contained in a little square wooden box that might have come from a tree felled in the Brazilian Rainforest, pushing out the animals and insects that lived in it. At the end of the day, it’s all about the money. Keep up the good work, your videos are fantastic x

@tearalewis7532 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite one yet! This hits the nail on the head in so many ways. What an amazing artistic way to show that. So awesome!!!

@marionginbey7399 5 жыл бұрын

Love the creativity of this project. It looks amazing! The message it portrays is so very important. I truely believe we need to get back to nature and respect it. Nurture nature and we nurture ourselves. Tfs and teaching and inspiring Nik. I’m a huge fan!

@blondelebanese9922 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Nik, I’d watch paint dry for you, no prob as long as it’s YOUR paint that’s drying. Maybe you just don’t know how much you are loved and respected by your subbies? I promise, I don’t lie and you are loved! Loved the whole video. Oh no...I smell something burning. Nothing should be burning. Gotta go

@purplepixie274 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting piece. It reminds of the faux fur craze that is adorning our hoods, bobble hats and keyrings at present. We all only want faux fur right, and it says it's faux fur, but turns out they are often made with real fur from China, as that's cheaper than faux fur. I've seen programmes showing you how to test if it's real by blowing on it, also looking at the tips and parting it to see the base. What a sad carry on! Tfs xx

@jneigler 5 жыл бұрын

There’s an old expression “if these walls could talk...”. I get your thinking for this piece. And, can you imagine “If these Birds could talk...”. Really like the concept and the final piece...

@karencraig1121 5 жыл бұрын

A powerful moving piece that speaks for itself. Wow.

@randy1979mitzi 5 жыл бұрын

First glance - it's beautiful; second glance- it's disturbing; final glance- heartbreaking. I love it!

@staceys6636 4 жыл бұрын

Nik, I adore the way your brain works. So much talent and creativity.

@JunkJournalideas 5 жыл бұрын

genious!! u r a genious, the birds nest is adorable and so clever (Donna)

@rubbishtorubies952 5 жыл бұрын

I TOTALLY feel you on this piece Nik. It's not dark or twisted...it's the harsh reality of our world today. Very cool and thought provoking. Love it! Happy New Year lady! Many blessings to you and your family! 💜💜💜

@49Nutmeg 5 жыл бұрын

I am just amazed at the way your mind works...you do such a good job of telling a story and it all fits together so well. You have a very entertaining thought system. Like I said before, Amazing!!

@clarencedukes8097 5 жыл бұрын

U R Right, I feel the same way and it is sad. Your presentation of the subject is beautiful. You add joy back into the world!

@grabowskycountry 5 жыл бұрын

Gawd had to show this to the husband as we just sat here for the last 4+hours with power out & 90mph winds just listening to a radio program that's topic was hmmm your thought process on this beautiful little diorama of course and now you have put an image to it all. Thanx again Nik..

@angiegarciaart 5 жыл бұрын

Love it.. so much truth behind the walls. Love your thought process!! Well done! 👍🏽

@destineeturner779 5 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful. I like the dark, twisted meaning behind it. It gives it more of a message.

@jennsprague6080 5 жыл бұрын

So creative! Love it! ❤️

@ibelf2465 4 жыл бұрын

This is so very neat! The meaning of it is so real. I am in awe of your talent, I've been subbed for a while & have been looking at assemblage & this popped up. You are a woman with many talents, thank you for sharing them with us!

@AlteredBookeryCrafting 5 жыл бұрын

You are such a crafty critter... I just love this. You rock!

@Natalie-gl7dk 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome ... Love your thought process 💜..,. Beautifully translated into a work of art !!!

@lindagiles1911 5 жыл бұрын

Today's world clearly depicted in your piece of art. Makes one think more about our surroundings. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@waukonstandard 5 жыл бұрын

This is incredible! Love the thoughts behind it and how you explained it all!

@FolkFaninMA 5 жыл бұрын

Love this Nik, not only the finished product which is lovely on it's own, but I totally feel your thought process behind it. So very sad, but unfortunately so very true as well.

@leannejournals 5 жыл бұрын

MONSANTO!!! love this piece Nik! You da best!

@neldaekstrom5720 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I had your creative mind! This is soooo awesome.

@AzaleaLala 5 жыл бұрын

I really love it it Nik. It's beautiful and you put a lot of thought in to it. It's very much a reflection of the times and the despair that a lot of people are feeling right now. Light will come from the dark though. In time.

@gailagilliland3268 5 жыл бұрын

I love the box you created! It is so meaningful and just beautiful.

@gailstubbings8606 Жыл бұрын

Hey Nik I love your diarama of the birds absolutely is fabulous. Thank you for sharing. Don’t we all feel like the eggs from time to time so relatable thank you again xx

@LedgerAndLace 5 жыл бұрын

WOW. That cracking egg nearly did me in! You have created such a BEAUTIFUL, poignant metaphor for so many things in our world. Creative, artistic and deeeeeep. Also, I would watch paint dry or grass grow on your channel. ;-)

@abundispint 5 жыл бұрын

I just love it!! And all the meaning of the Assemblage... so real on this times!! Thank you!

@Marilynlovesebiking 4 жыл бұрын

You’re so funny. I love watching and listening to your videos. I have learned a great deal. I like how you wrapped the check around the edge of the box. Your assemblage is gorgeous.

@susanfree54 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! I so agree with all of that and I think your assemblage does a great job of expressing it. This is art with a message--my favorite kind of art. I do mixed media collages which generally have a disturbing message. It's a way of processing all that counterfeit stuff out there and, hopefully, stirs up others to think about what's really going on out there and maybe decide to make changes in their own lives if necessary. Thank you so much for sharing!! Can't wait to see more.

@kathysmith5156 5 жыл бұрын

Nic, another out of the park home run. I love your imagination and story telling skills.You are so smart,and talented. TFS

@peggygrabowski2604 5 жыл бұрын

This piece moved me almost to tears! It's the way our lives are anymore! I feel as you do and it's sad!!! Thank You so much! Thank You for being REAL!!! ❤❤❤

@bohemianscrapgirl 5 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely spot-on Nike! I enjoyed your process as well as the piece. Every thing is fake. Food, friends, family! I am in a dark place today. Love this piece!

@bohemianscrapgirl 5 жыл бұрын

Nik, not Nike!

@pampensiero 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the video. However I think I will adapt it with a bit more happy feeling. I happen to have a little hummingbird brought to me from Belize. With that said, it’s so sad that your commentary is completely true. We live in a sadly toxic world. My husband and I are both afflicted with neurological illnesses probably from all the pesticides used in our area on the food. (That was our Doctors comment). We live in a nice rural area but it is toxic with chemicals. Anyway. I love all your videos. Thank you!

@elainepereira7483 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could give this more than one like. This was amazing Nik and thank you, thank you so much for sharing the process and all the inspiration behind it. This was not too dark at all for me. This is real life. We need to think about this, to make sure such thoughts influence our choices. So much to say about the ways this piece speaks on so many levels but I won’t here. I will carry your inspiration, thoughts and themes forward into my life and works. That is what art does right? It moves us, changes us, creates a new lens through which to view the world. I can’t thank you enough for this beautiful art piece. Amazing ❤️❤️❤️

@vickiepine5566 5 жыл бұрын

You nailed it. We'll put and well done. Love it. The truth is often dark, why hide it? Bring it into the light and all will be revealed. Great work as always

@collettekunkler7211 5 жыл бұрын

So cute! I love this💕😉

@EvaVilla-pm5mv 5 жыл бұрын

I get it totally. Love your thought process on it. Very creative, you shouldn’t have to apologize for your creativity, but I get that. You do amazing work. Here is to a very prosperous new year for you.

@danaclark8077 5 жыл бұрын

I love THIS!!! You are fabulous with your creativity 💟

@quettanyss2406 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Nik, I have been subscribed for a while and never commented. This piece really speaks to me on many levels its one of the things that really irks me. You have represented it so brilliantly. To me art is beauty and meaning. I love that it is dark that's what makes it resonate with me . Thank you Nik for the inciteful way you produce such thought provoking work you are a truly talented artist ☺

@vnawenn 3 жыл бұрын

Wow 🤩 love this!

@yourwhatnotshop_Carrollton 5 жыл бұрын

I love this piece and it sends such a REAL message!! Amazing work!

@marythomas5656 3 жыл бұрын

Your art is fabulous and the message behind it is spot on!

@debgamble8368 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Nik 😍

@theresacreativestudio 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this peace and the meaning is not dark, its truth and it’s sad. So beautifully expressed in this piece.

@tiffanywells774 5 жыл бұрын

i freakin LOVE THIS lol. nik, you are so amazing. when you started talking about the check i said "its all money" right before you said it lol. i totally know what you are saying with this piece and its very moving, thoughtful, beautiful and special. thank you for this video.

@dreamyMMnails 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing art... reflected the reality so beautifully. Every meaning and every detail is breathtaking... at least for me! Genuine and real is the hardest thing to be Today! But you my darling girl are clearly very much both real and genuine! And you top it off by being madly talented! Xoxo

@LindaLoganLDLCreationsLLC 5 жыл бұрын

Love watching you create and listening to you. You are so funny! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

@KarenShirey 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome creation Nik! so artistic and meaningful, i always love your 'stories'... BTW, watching paint dry and grass grow, my faves! 😂

@RozWilloughby 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! 💖

@yvethemetriccrafter688 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I love the box, but I love the message, its so important to protect this beautiful earth, and you put the message across in such a creative way. X

@iamwhatiam4075 5 жыл бұрын

I love it too! This is real truth! Can't even have that anymore most of the time. :( It is moving, sad, poinient and beautiful! Love your creativity & talent! Well done!

@Tar7560 5 жыл бұрын

That is so cool. I love how your mind works. You are so artistic. Thank you so much for sharing your gift with us. One of these days I'm going to take one of your classes. Love your videos. I think you're the best.

@corinnexoxo7041 5 жыл бұрын

wow, very deep! I love it Nik!! thank you, for everything!!! XoXoX

@jeangreen1810 5 жыл бұрын

Love this and the ethos behind it Nik it’s so true! X

@marycozzensauldridge6634 5 жыл бұрын

I love it! so cute

@DebbieKetcham 5 жыл бұрын

Never apologize for your art! It is a little dark, but unfortunately in this time that we are living in, it is also the truth. So many things are fake. Thanks for sharing this with us! I appreciate it!

@stephaniesiancoley6668 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this... One of the nicest examples of assemblage art I've found on KZfaq :-) XxX

@smashingfaith 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, Nik! I was like, what is going on.? Your process is amazing. I totally agree. The world is upside down.

@jacqcoldwell7225 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful x

@JOBETHSEXTONSCraftyCauldron 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing... This is brilliant! I happen to agree with you completely about real versus fake and all that goes with it. It is also a beautiful piece of Art. I am glad I found this video. It is inspirational to me.

@Kristenstilwell 5 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@linmims3049 5 жыл бұрын

I love the thought and detail you put into this piece. And I totally "get it"! This has inspired me to create something akin, to express my view of the world. Thank you so much for sharing. It is refreshing to have someone (that would be you) be "real" in a world filled with fakes and frauds.