Synthesis 4
image 12.5" x 12.5"
matted to 16" x 16"
Welcome!
I am a collage artist and former CA Bay Area native currently residing in the beautiful Northern California foothills. My narrative collages, as I call them, utilize traditional design elements of color, line, and shape to tell some kind of story. It's my hope that these elements will lead the viewer on a kind of treasure hunt to discover what it is that they see in the piece; what meaning and ideas do they see reflected in the art? I like artwork that is open ended in that way. It makes me a little nuts to be told what to think about a piece of art. I hope the viewer will dive right in and form their own ideas about what may be going on.
My process involves picking hand printed and painted images and colors that speak to me in some personal way. I usually end up with a pile of stuff! It's only when I start arranging things on the board that a picture starts to emerge; a story if you will. Sometimes there are recognizable images such as a photograph or two. Sometimes not though. I use the aforementioned traditional artistic elements of color, line and shape to reinforce that story (my idea), to give the image a scaffold.
In the end, it's my hope that something fun emerges, a kind of narrative, whether direct or indirect; something that appeals to me and to the viewer, each in our own way. The process of collage enables me to get my ideas out of my head and into the world. Art is really meant to entertain, to inform, and to be personal to the individual who views it.
I am a collage artist and former CA Bay Area native currently residing in the beautiful Northern California foothills. My narrative collages, as I call them, utilize traditional design elements of color, line, and shape to tell some kind of story. It's my hope that these elements will lead the viewer on a kind of treasure hunt to discover what it is that they see in the piece; what meaning and ideas do they see reflected in the art? I like artwork that is open ended in that way. It makes me a little nuts to be told what to think about a piece of art. I hope the viewer will dive right in and form their own ideas about what may be going on.
My process involves picking hand printed and painted images and colors that speak to me in some personal way. I usually end up with a pile of stuff! It's only when I start arranging things on the board that a picture starts to emerge; a story if you will. Sometimes there are recognizable images such as a photograph or two. Sometimes not though. I use the aforementioned traditional artistic elements of color, line and shape to reinforce that story (my idea), to give the image a scaffold.
In the end, it's my hope that something fun emerges, a kind of narrative, whether direct or indirect; something that appeals to me and to the viewer, each in our own way. The process of collage enables me to get my ideas out of my head and into the world. Art is really meant to entertain, to inform, and to be personal to the individual who views it.
See something you like? Want to know about my work or process? Or do you just want to "connect" and have a chit chat? Try the email below!
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
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I generally write a blog post every time I complete a new piece. The posts go over my process for making the piece as well as detailing my thoughts about the content. Following these blog posts is a painless way to see what it's all about. Try the box below or the box on the blog page.
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