To create this collage, I repeatedly placed an ink-loaded paintbrush at various points at the top of the canvas and let the rivulets of ink find their own pathways down. After the vertical lines dried, I turned the canvas and repeated the process in order to create the intersecting horizontal lines.
I liked how the ink lines formed folksy quilt-like boxes, so I added colored papers to highlight the patchwork shapes.
The spontaneous blending of the streams of ink as they met each other motivated me to select transparent papers for the collage. Not wanting to cover the ink tracks, I chose papers that would both show off and interact with the colors resting underneath them.
I hope you enjoyed Ink Drip Patchwork! I highly recommend trying this fun art process.