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SLADE PROJECT (CONTINUED) consultation with the collector to identify what story they want to share. At this time, we are listening and learning as we gather not only tangible, but emotional material to be integrated into the piece. The collaging of the digital imagery is next. We select a foundation image and break it down only to reconstruct it with the meaningful material provided by our collectors. This is when their story begins to unfold. Once the collage is complete, we transfer it onto the canvas in a variety of ways and begin the mixed-media phase of the project, integrating tangible items / DECEMBER 2012
such as writings, drawings, keep- well as a 25th anniversary piece for sakes, or anything of sentimental a couple and their travels throughvalue to our collectors. out 25 countries in 25 years. We are interested in any single person or group that has a story to tell. What is the key element to
creating good composition?
Balance. Flow. Movement. There is a Is your goal to work with NFL visceral comfort in good composition. athletes only or would the Slade
family work with any other group?
We are excited to share the stories of athletes but it doesn't stop with them. Our collectors include athletes as Our projects are and will continue well as sports teams and entertain- to be diverse in nature. Our goal is ers; however, we look at each pro- to eventually work in a much larger ject individually. We have completed scale, in the form of art installations. commissions based on memorials as Although we have over 50 years of
Is your specialty working with sports teams?