At left is a photo a large mixed media collage on canvas board. All of the collage elements relate to the early Harry Potter novels.

The background was painted black with Maimeri’s “Brera” acrylic paint. Then, I added the paper collage elements, using Golden gel medium as an adhesive (Liquitex will work well, too).

The dimensional elements include feathers, a plastic lizard, and a small, clear-lidded tin with glitter inside. I applied them with hot glue and with extra-strength craft glue.

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The first page of the first Harry Potter book and the book cover are originals, not copies. (Yes, I tore up a Harry Potter book to create the art.)

I avoided copyright issues by (a) not making this work for sale; and, (b) using only original images that were purchased (not reproduced) for this project.