Megan Reed Design specializes in collage art, using artisan papers and carefully curated imagery. Images are cutout and Découpaged in layers onto glass and other surfaces to produce what she terms "Functional Art." This collection includes accessories such as clutches, cuffs, and earrings as well as home decor items like glass trays, bowls, and vases. Megan likens the process to “painting with paper”.
Much of the process of what Megan does is call Découpage. It is a form of the decorative arts that has been around for hundreds of years. Queen Victoria was a fan of Découpage Art. It is similar to collage, but…
WHAT IS DÉCOUPAGE??
Découpage is the art of decorating an object by gluing paper cutouts onto a form in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and other decorative elements. Megan likes to say that it is similar to painting with paper.
Paper cutouts, mostly done painstakingly by hand, to be collaged onto a glass vase. See blue glass vase (to the right or below) for finished product
The finished product. A vase Découpaged with the cutouts.
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