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, and an intelligence that I sensed was possible, but in the early days, I was incapable of executing. What I ended up with in the beginning was a jumble of hand-cut paper that looked like a jumble of hand-cut paper. And it frustrated me. It wasn’t until I figured out what my style was that some of that frustration began to dissipate. That’s when collage really clicked for me, when I gained confidence in my work, when I began to experiment more freely, and really embrace the magic of cut paper.

Fast forward to today, and I find, ironically, that the most intensely freeing moments of my collage practice are when I make cut paper collages that look–very intentionally–like cut paper.

That’s the ethos behind Jazz & Flowers. As I have in recent art posts, I included music for your listening pleasure as you scroll through this collection.

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I was scheduled to participate in a local vendor fair on Friday that was, unfortunately, canceled due to inclement weather. The good news: I have LOTS of inventory and have decided to have a last minute Black Friday sale, beginning today. All art prints in my shop are 25% off through Saturday. Use code FRIDAY25 at checkout to claim your discount. I’ve also added some new artwork to the shop, so be sure to check it out.