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Fall Portraits
House Finch (male) I love the light this time of year, just before all the leaves have fallen. It’s crisp and invigorating and, I think, perfect for portrait-style photographs. Luckily, the activity at my backyard feeders has also increased in recent weeks, so I have plenty of visitors to share with you. There is something […]
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The Road I Know
Life of Objects No. 3, paper collage, 2022 I’ve been sprinkling food on the ground beneath my bird feeders for the past year. The squirrels very much appreciate it, of course, as do the doves and sparrows, who often show up in large numbers during cold weather. Although, the reason I do it, really, is […]
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Jazz & Flowers
Jazz & Flowers No. 1, paper collage, 2022 When I started making paper collages, I didn’t know how to embrace the medium. I would find myself getting frustrated that my work looked so much like cut paper–too much like cut paper, if that makes sense. I wanted my work to have a polish, an aesthetic, […]
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Pileated Woodpeckers
I encountered a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers yesterday afternoon, which was a rare and special treat. For those who aren’t familiar, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in North America. They are 15.8-19.3 in (40-49 cm) long with a wingspan of 26.0-29.5 in (66-75 cm). They don’t typically visit bird feeders, as their diet […]
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Cosmic & Other Art
Cosmic, paper collage, 2022 I was listening to an 80s playlist as I scanned this batch of artwork. When Billy Idol’s Eyes Without a Face started playing, it heightened the mood of these collages for me, so I thought I’d include it in this post. I recommend listening to the song as you scroll through […]
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Birds of Fall
Hermit Thrush As I haven’t done a photography post in awhile, I thought it might be nice to share some photos of the birds who’ve been visiting my backyard lately. Some of these, like the Hermit Thrush above (who is also in several more photos here), are seasonal residents in North Carolina. Others, like chickadees, […]
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Imaginary Conversations & Other Art
Imaginary Conversations, paper collage, 2022 Here’s a fresh batch of artwork. All of these collages are minimal. In fact, Photographic is the only one that’s more than two pieces. When I first started my collage practice, I focused on combining lots of pieces, with filling the page with random and/or juxtaposing images. But I’ve since […]
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What Then?
Contemplation, paper collage, 2022 i. today we are sudden today between birds like spoons in stormy weather ii. the comings-and-goings-of coffee cups the caricature of a violent, bohemian spring a love that is not love, a yellow t-shirt that is and, at once, refuses to be the stars wrinkle, elbows defy meaning suppose, for a […]
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Another Heart Breaks & Other Art
Another Heart Breaks, paper collage, 2022 As a general rule, I am not good at titling artwork. Poetry is easy: the title seems to happen organically (most of the time). But with regard to collage art…forget it. Unless a phrase or concept arrives in my mind while I’m creating–which almost never happens–I typically resort to […]
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The Jungle
The Jungle, collage on vintage postcard, 2022 Man strives toward reason only so that he can make rules for himself. Life itself has no rules. That is its mystery and its unknown law. What you call knowledge is an attempt to impose something comprehensible on life. C. G. Jung As you may know, I don’t […]
The Used Life 