{"id":181375,"date":"2021-08-02T02:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T07:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/errr-magazine.com\/?p=181375"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:56:18","slug":"view-from-the-smokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/errr-magazine.com\/english\/view-from-the-smokies\/","title":{"rendered":"View from the Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Which tools did you use for the creation of this piece?<\/strong><br \/>\nScissors, X-ACTO knife, adhesive, rubber brayer, paper and photo ephemera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-left\">I love the moment when the landscape finally comes together after hours of looking and searching. It feels like magic to see photographs link together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the creative process behind it, from the beginning until it was finished?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis collage began with a single photograph. 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