Tag: creativity
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On the Bright Side & Other Art
On the Bright Side, paper collage, 2022 Here is a new batch of “inner landscapes”. As you can probably tell from the plethora of cacti in these pieces, I am still working with a lot of vintage Arizona Highways magazines. They’re so much fun.
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Life of Objects: A Collection
Life of Objects No. 1, paper collage, 2022 I was recently gifted a copy of the periodical, The Gentlewoman, from May 1903 (many thanks to Katie from The Brass Grasshopper). It is, by far, the oldest source material I’ve worked with to date. Indeed, the paper is so flimsy that I have to remind to […]
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On Imagination
The Sky Is Smiling, paper collage, 2022 To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. André Breton I think of my art as an articulation of my inner life. That all of the scenes that take shape in my collage art (and poetry, too) also exist within me. There […]
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Elixir
Elixir, paper collage, 2022 i’m in the mood for roots wind in waterthe dust across my tonguewe touch handswe make footprintswe recognizean autumn leaf like an outstretched hand seems to say, fly high with the foxesoh, but honey, the phoenix is face downthe wine is half-emptyyour lover is dressed in expensive clothesand you, firm in […]
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The Truth Is Silent, But Beautiful & Other Art
The Truth Is Silent, But Beautiful, paper collage, 2022 I had hoped to write a short, cohesive essay along with this post, but I’m afraid my thoughts aren’t quite organized enough for that yet. The topic: self-transcendence. What it means to perceive the everyday in the context of eternity. This is in response to Maslow’s […]
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Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis, paper collage, 2022 My collage practice, as you may already know, is my sanctuary. It is where I go to relax, to play, to immerse myself in surreal, fantastical worlds. But, every once in awhile, I end up creating a collage that inexplicably causes me anxiety. I like it; I don’t like it. It’s […]
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Blank Faces
Wildflowers, paper collage, 2022 (three short poems, or one poem in three parts in no particular order) i. what beginning? a cup of coffee a weather report but then the silence would be too much ii. an image has certitude; a mockingbird is surer of itself than that a pair of yellow socks dangle from […]
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The Travelers & Other Art
The Travelers, paper collage, 2022 Here is a fresh batch of artwork. Exciting news: I recently picked up a bunch of vintage Arizona Highways magazines from the late 1960s-late 1970s. Most of these collages incorporate some of that imagery; although, I haven’t had a chance to really dive into the new magazines yet. Perhaps sometime […]
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Self-Portrait with Machine No. 2
Self-Portrait with Machine No. 2, paper collage, 2022 I have multiple new collages to share with you, but I think Self-Portrait with Machine No. 2 deserves her own space. Indeed, some of you may remember Self-Portrait with Machine from last year. Both of these self-portraits are among my favorite–and among the most personally meaningful–collages I’ve […]
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Desert Postcards & Other Art
Desert Postcards, paper collage, 2022 Here is a new batch of artwork. All but Desert Postcards (ironically) and Wandering Spirits are actual vintage postcards, of which I think Motel is probably the most fun…at least for me. I hope you enjoy. In addition, if you are interested in prints for any of the artwork in […]
The Used Life 