Still tweaking

Autumn's Arrival Gave Venus the Perfect Excuse to Cover Up
Before

Venus - Emboldened - Finds the Courage to Cover Up
After

So, this is what happens when you move your studio, finish work for a few shows and aren't ready to start new work, because you will be out of town for a week: you keep tweaking the old stuff. Well, at least that's what I am up to as I sort things in the studio.

These are simple changes - a caption and title change on Venus that has her taking charge. In the first collage, she was kind of passive. Of course, the caption also elevates the humor.

"Help!" was also retitled - too timid - and the text on the bottom right was covered. Looking at it again, it occurred to me that the phrase wasn't advice like the other text. "Be Zen" struck me as hilarious. So, in it went.

Help!
Before

Lettie - Knee Deep in Advice - Stops Listening
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Autumn's Arrival Gave Venus the Perfect Excuse to Cover Up

I suppose that since my collages frequently are about women taking control that it was inevitable that I'd get to Botticelli's famous 15th century painting sooner or later. You might argue that it is happenstance that Venus has grabbed some of the leaves being blown about by the autumn winds as a cover up, but I prefer to think of it as intentional. The leaves were cut from antique postcards, vintage greeting cards and catalog covers.  4.75" x 4.75" on archival mat board. It is matted to fit a standard 8" x 10" frame.