The process of making a collage with my own paper is extremely satisfying and stretches my imagination, vision, and intelligence. The term comes from the French word "coller," meaning "to paste." Most collages are made with "found" materials (postcards, newspaper scraps, cardboard), continuing the tradition introduced by various cubist artists such as Picasso and Braque. Mine continue the exploration of what happens when essentially two-dimensional elements are pasted together on a flat surface to create an image, but I prefer to work with the mysteries in the paper I make with pulp from cotton, abaca, linen, denim jeans, and so forth.
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Birds' Nests
16 inches x 20 inches, $300

Sharing
20 inches x 16 inches, $350

Teach Us to Sing, 2022
20 inches x 16 inches, $350

There are Moons Everywhere You Go
16 inches x 20 inches, $300

Plenty of Fish in the Sea
16 inches x 20 inches, $350

Longing
14 inches x 11 inches, $350

The Last Rose of Summer
20 inches x 16 inches, $350

Caught Red-Handed
20 inches x 16 inches, $350

Rothko's Green Thumb
30 inches by 20 inches, $400

Come on in! The Water's Fine!
16 inches x 20 inches, $300

Glimpsing Possibility
16 inches by 20 inches, $350

Frozen Laughter, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches, $300

Looking at the Bright Side, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches, $300

Dance Me to the End of Love, 2022
16 inches x 12 inches, $300

From a Distance...God is Watching, 2022
21 inches x 23 inches, framed, $225

The Relativity of Beauty, 2022
16 inches x 20 inches, $250

Chatterbox
12 inches by 9 inches, $100

Beloved
19 inches by 23 inches, framed, $300

Bartender Behind the Scenes #1
12 inches by 12 inches, $200

Rooted. Growing. Hopeful.
artist-made paper, paint, 30 x 20 inches, $300

Judge Solely Not by Exteriors
artist-made & found paper, 19 inches by 16 inches framed, $400

Bird Song
artist-made and found paper, paint, 30 inches x 20 inches, $200

None of Your Business Card
artist-made and found paper, paint, 16 x 12 inches, framed, $150

Parallel Dimension
handmade & found paper, tiles, 14 inches x 16 inches, framed, $200

Orange
found and artist-made paper, 8 inches x 10 inches, $100

Lemon
artist-made paper, ink, 8 inches x 8 inches, $100

Point of View
artist-made paper, ink, 8 inches x 28 inches with frame, $200

Pick Me Up!
artist-made paper, 16 inches x 12 inches, framed, $150

Like the Back of Your Hand
16 inches x 12 inches, sold

On the One Hand
16 inches x 12 inches, sold

Hey Good Looking! What You Got Cooking?
16 inches x 12 inches, sold

How Do You Like to go Up in a Swing?
16 inches x 12 inches, sold

Emsley (Commission)
12 inches by 16 inches

Child's Pose, 2022
18 inches by 24 inches

True Wealth: A Child's Gift of Leaves, 2022
12 inches by 16 inches