surrealism – The Used Life

Maverick & Other Art

Maverick, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. Lots of smoking in this collection, as well as a number of minimal compositions. I hope you enjoy these collages. I had a lot of fun with them.
Metamorphosis & Other Art

Metamorphosis, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. This was a fun collection to make. I finally started working with the book of 1980s bathrooms I picked up a few weeks ago. I also remixed some compositions from my last art post. Most of these collages were glued down, and some…
Chasing Daylight & Other Art

Chasing Daylight, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. I managed to find some fun, new materials earlier this week (in addition to those I picked up last week), including a vintage books of plants and a book of 1980s bathrooms…which is pretty fantastic. As I now have an abundance of…
The Last Cowboy Under the Stars & Other Art

The Last Cowboy Under the Stars, paper collage, 2026 I haven’t been feeling particularly creative lately, which has been frustrating. Since nothing reignites my creativity quite like new collage materials, I decided to visit one of my favorite used bookstores yesterday in the hopes of finding some thrifted treasures…and perhaps my creativity along with them.…
The Long Trail Home & Other Art

The Long Trail Home, paper collage, 2026 Here are some new experiments in collage art. A few fun facts about my process: I hope you enjoy these experiments in collage art.
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,…