This collage grew from a prepared substrate on a 10 inch x 10 inch gessoboard. The substrate contained a piece of wallpaper border with Van Gogh’s Starry Night and I added sewing pattern tissues to it. I worked around a print of Botticelli’s Three Graces, although I took many liberties with it. I guess I [...]
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Here is the second of three collages that I have done to honor the brave hearts of African women. This piece is done on a 10 inch by 10 inch box with wooden sides. No need for framing. It could even sit on a shelf or table. It is for sale for $400.00. I have [...]
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Here are two 10×10 inch cradled boards that I collaged upon using only papers, boxes, etc. that I picked up off the ground during my neighborhood walks. Some of the pieces are wonderfully weathered so I did not use any paint, just some gloss medium as adhesive. I did put some copper dust on the [...]
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I am working on a series of 12″x12″ collages based on images of African woman. I would like to honor their dignity and beauty as they face sometimes dire life circumstances. I have always loved the colorful clothes that these beautiful women wear. Even in refugee camps, they look brightly arrayed and not down-trodden. This [...]
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I began this collage by drawing the figure in a life study session at the Art Center. I had previously added a number of collage elements to this piece of Yupo paper and drew into it with an ink squeeze applicator. Then I took it home and worked in more collage elements including text from [...]
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I started this layered landscape collage in a workshop some time ago. It languished under one of my panes of glass on my work table (to keep it flat). I needed a few new pieces to hang at Grand Junction’s City Hall this summer and this fit into a frame I had, so I completed [...]
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