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Mixed Media Collage
Make art, not war.
My collages, works on paper and on photographs, are socio-political comments, meant to provoke, amuse, annoy, inspire and explore the absurdity of the human condition –we learn faster and think more clearly when we laugh. The titles and images are equally important, narrative often arriving first. At best, they are affectionate nudges; at worst, reconstructed mixed messages, tainted by sarcasm and a questionable attitude. To quote Charles John Quarto, “It’s not a perfect world, but we are in it.”
The pieces incorporate every notion of mixed media and recycling, from nature to urban artifacts. I see beauty and possibility in much of what is taken for granted or casually discarded; one person’s trash is another’s treasure. The surfaces are layered with color and texture, found and handmade objects, both old and new – visceral levels of implication, subliminal sleight of hand. Many pieces celebrate, among many things, the changing seasons, whether meteorological or emotional; I cannot help but understand relationships from a woman’s perspective. Truth be told, I think they’re either incredibly funny or terribly sad, like a dream that finds you sitting up in bed, laughing or in tears.
People bring me old photographs, letters, jewelry – shining stars from family archives meant to memorialize and cherish or gift, and I turn them into art keepsakes: little elegies or celebrations, repurposed, reconfigured, elevated, set in stone. All pieces are shadow box framed and the dimensions are for the outer dimensions of the frame.
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MMC-01 Familiar Habits/Familial Traits (Trust Issues)
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MMC-02 Familiar Habits/Familial Traits (Newlyweds)
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MMC-03 Familiar Habits/Familial Traits (Family of Origin)
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MMC-04 But He Seemed So Nice (Do Clothes Make The Man?)
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MMC-05 False Modesty (What’s Love Got To Do With It?)
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MMC-06 False Modesty (Sleight Of Hand)
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MMC-07 False Modesty (Legend In Own Mind)
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MMC-08 False Modesty (Worst Case Scenario)
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MMC-09 False Modesty (Silk Purse, Sow’s Ear)
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MMC-10 False Modesty (Gilded Lily)
$600
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