Entry in American Cancer Society collage fundraiser

A collage I made for an ACS fundraiser, more info on this later. 8"x10" bookcloth, paper, matboard, beads.

Collage garden with handmade paper beads contemporary artwork

A collage using marbled paper, linen, handmade paper beads, scrapbook paper, rice paste and buttonhole twist thread. 8x10" on fluted black matboard.

Although I did some planning before gluing, some of this is done on the fly, spontaneously. Every element affects every other element, moving one piece or changing size or shape seems to require adjustments in other areas and I really wanted to utilize the design on the beautiful gold metallic marbled paper as well. Sky, clouds, rocks, and a stream are represented by the background paper, so it's a very important design element.

collage is really interesting artwork to create, I am having a great time with these!

Collage with bookcloth and distressed oil painting

This collage is handmade from a distressed oil painting, bookcloth, paper beads, matboard, marbled paper and some hemp and linen. I tried to make each side different yet relate to the whole.

8x10" nfs

Collage is a whole new world of artwork for me; the artist has a tremendous amount of freedom with this mixed media art expression.