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The Forest Is Calling & Other Art

The Forest Is Calling, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. There are plenty of spring-inspired pieces here, as well as some retro-fururistic/spacey art. I hope you enjoy this collection. Somewhere, a Flower Blooms Just for You, paper collage, 2026. I’m not sure why, but this is probably my favorite composition…
Yesterday Is Only As Good As We Remember & Other Art

Yesterday Is Only As Good As We Remember, paper collage, 2026 I thought it might be fun to make some retro-futuristic collages using photos from Artemis II (image credit to NASA); so, yesterday, I had several of them printed and got to work. Most of these collages were made on my scanner. Only a few…
Let Life Go to Your Head

let life go to your head let’s run as if the world never stopslet’s inhale after rainand parachute on the backs of dragonflieslet the sun get in your eyesand the juice of a tangerine run softly down your chinlet’s ask questions and allow the bluebirds to answerlet us let loose the moors of being until…
An Aquarium for Lost Balloons

i.there is a weightlessness to things misunderstoodas if rocked in bellies of lightningin a word, cloud-struck there is a gravity to solitude that only matter can fixi close my eyes and imagine my body, magnetized and finitetucked into the folds matter has given mei rest beneath the eyelids of a hazy dreameri am the matter…
It’s Springtime in the Forest & Other Art

It’s Springtime in the Forest, paper collage, 2026 As the title suggests, this is a spring-themed collection of artwork; although, there are a few non-spring pieces thrown in for good measure. A quick story: I made most of these collages yesterday, and while I ended the day feeling reasonably satisfied with the work I’d done,…
Daydreams & Other Art

Daydreams, paper collage, 2026 Here are some recent experiments in collage art. It’s worth mentioning (in case you haven’t noticed) that I have a habit of recycling a lot of the same names for my collages. I must have a thousand “Journeys” and “Cosmic Beaches.” Sometimes, I number them and organize them into a collection,…
This Isn’t Goodbye & Other Art

This Isn’t Goodbye, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collge art. First, I’ve included a song to pair with the title composition, This Isn’t Goodbye. I was listening to 80s rock playlists while I was collaging yesterday and today. The song, “These Dreams,” by Heart came on while I was making This…
Sweet Dreams & Other Art

Sweet Dreams, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. I hope you enjoy this collection.
A Journey Under the Rainbow & Other Art

A Journey Under the Rainbow, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. I made these while the snow was falling this past weekend. I hope you enjoy them.
Distant Worlds & Other Art

Distant Worlds, paper collage, 2026 Last Sunday afternoon, I spent time experimenting with some collage art. This was the first I’ve attended to my collage practice in a few months, and while I still don’t really feel like collaging as regularly as I once did, I did have some fun. Most of these are pretty…