Collage: fun for the family

Collage: fun for the family

Posted by on Jul 8, 2016 in Creativity Blog | 0 comments

I started out to make something. I had no idea what it was going to be. My friend and her daughter were visiting from out of town and along with my stepdaughter who is seven, we needed a fun project to do in my new home studio. Voila! Collages- easy and fun! I have tons of scraps saved up over about 20 years of collecting. With the right glue- repositionable paste- and a mountain of stuff to sift through, we spent about 2 hours making some fun creations! I found a central...

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Better to Have Loved mixed media assemblage

Better to Have Loved mixed media assemblage

Posted by on Feb 14, 2016 in clocks | 0 comments

Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, or so the saying goes. This piece is about tragedy and loss- a mother’s loss of a child. It contains references to memory, denial, sacrifice, and pain. It contained mixed media and found objects, was donated to a charity auction. SOLD

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Back to Square One

Back to Square One

Posted by on Feb 14, 2016 in clocks | 0 comments

This piece is highly personal and speaks to the building and subsequent loss of relationship. The motif running throughout is of the making of a rag rug. A variety of mixed media and found objects and used in this artwork. Size: 20″ high x 18″wide This piece is for sale, contact me for details.    

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Constraint & Intensity

Constraint & Intensity

Posted by on Aug 17, 2015 in clocks | 0 comments

This piece was created for a special art challenge show in Eugene at MECCA (Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts) in Eugene, Oregon, called Object Afterlife. Artists signed up to receive one mystery object for the reuse store, to create artwork with, and to display in the final show. I was given the shadow box. The paper scraps and owl picture all came from MECCA. The name Constraint and Intensity refers to the short window of time to create the piece, and also to...

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Union of Opposites

Union of Opposites

Posted by on Feb 17, 2015 in digital-collage | 0 comments

This image is traditional collage made of magazine scraps. It features water and fire symbolism which are combined to form a union in the woman’s countenance. She holds fire, but her gaze is ice. Digital prints are available; contact the artist. 11″ x 14″

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