ART OF BEING - CREATIVE COWORKING IMMERSION - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 - LEARN MORE

I make collages that are minimalist, in the sense that they often have a lot of white space, created by cutting from the margins of magazines from the early to mid 20th century (mostly LIFE mag). I look for textures, colors, patterns, and words or phrases that make me pause. Often the process of combing the magazine becomes a meditation and a composition starts to reveal itself.

Themes become obvious as I scour: gender, war, earth’s majesty, addiction, western imperialism, misogyny, racism, beauty standards, the American dream. These themes often make it into my pieces, and I contemplate them deeply as I work.

I try to make a narrative through the art that is wide enough to let the viewer unravel their own ideas. I don't want to spell anything out. I take bits of history and make a puzzle. The viewer can take it at face value or they can really press their face to the thing, and see what comes forth.