The process of making a collage with my own paper is extremely satisfying and stretches my imagination, vision, and intelligence. The term comes from the French word "coller," meaning "to paste." Most collages are made with "found" materials (postcards, newspaper scraps, cardboard), continuing the tradition introduced by various cubist artists such as Picasso and Braque. Mine continue the exploration of what happens when essentially two-dimensional elements are pasted together on a flat surface to create an image, but I prefer to work with the mysteries in the paper I make with pulp from cotton, abaca, linen, denim jeans, and so forth.
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Come on in! The Water's Fine!
16 inches x 20 inches, $275
How Do You Like to go Up in a Swing?
16 inches x 12 inches, $300
Hey Good Looking! What You Got Cooking?
16 inches x 12 inches, $300
Frozen Laughter, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches
Looking at the Bright Side, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches, $400
Dance Me to the End of Love, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches, $300
From a Distance...God is Watching, 2022
21 inches x 23 inches, framed, $225
The Relativity of Beauty, 2022
16 inches x 20 inches, $250
Chatterbox
12 inches by 9 inches, $100
Tear Open to Find Joy, 2021
16 inches by 16 inches, framed, $175
Beloved
19 inches by 23 inches, framed, $300
Bartender Behind the Scenes #1
12 inches by 12 inches, $200
Rooted. Growing. Hopeful.
artist-made paper, paint, 30 x 20 inches, $200
Judge Solely Not by Exteriors
artist-made & found paper, 19 inches by 16 inches framed, $400
Bird Song
artist-made and found paper, paint, 30 inches x 20 inches, $200
Losing the Thread
mixed media, 14 inches x 11 inches, $75
None of Your Business Card
artist-made and found paper, paint, 16 x 12 inches, framed, $150
Rowena's Hair
artist-made and found paper, 16 by 13 1/2 inches framed, $150
Parallel Dimension
handmade & found paper, tiles, 14 inches x 16 inches, framed, $200
Noise
14 inches x 16inches, framed, $100
Stay Gold, Ponyboy., 2020
artist-made and found paper, 24 inches x 24 inches, $200
Aubergine
artist-made paper, 8 inches x 10 inches, $100
Orange
found and artist-made paper, 8 inches x 10 inches, $100
Lemon
artist-made paper, ink, 8 inches x 8 inches, $100
Nighttime Portal, 2019
artist-made paper, paint, gold leaf, 14 inches by 14 inches, framed, $100
Point of View
artist-made paper, ink, 8 inches x 28 inches with frame, $200
Skylarkin' Boys
artist-made paper, silver thread, 16.5 x 13.5 inches, framed, $150
Pick Me Up!
artist-made paper, 16 inches x 12 inches, framed, $150
Bowl
18 inches by 22 inches, framed, $150
Emsley (Commission)
12 inches by 16 inches
Child's Pose, 2022
18 inches by 24 inches
True Wealth: A Child's Gift of Leaves, 2022
12 inches by 16 inches