'Hive #5' | collage, 2018 | JLWojinski
Collage: Paper, Gouache and Watercolor on Paper.
The hexagon, or six sided polygon, has been an obsession of late. It represents one of the most efficient shapes in nature, the bee hive, the hive mind, the collective unconscious, one of the building blocks of sacred geometric formations and more.It is also my exploration of the process of destruction that is required to create. In seeking a way to integrate various aspects of my personality, my work and my true expression into a more distinct voice, I felt the urge to create something ‘quilt’ like, something symbolic but beautiful and that we all need and use, something paper that ‘feels’ like it could be fabric, something that connects to a deep sense of inter-connectedness to the whole of humanity.
These collages are also meditations and exercises on re-cycling and waste. Most of the hexagons are made from pieces of test paintings, either that I didn’t like or maybe liked only a part of each. Some are made from recycled found image scraps. I’ve made it part of my mission to continuously recycle scrap, until hopefully, multiple new works have been created from what might ordinarily be trash.












