As an artist I have always made collages, at first inspired by the early modernists Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. I soon developed my own intuitive way of working, generally from a deeply felt theme, but sometimes only realizing after-the-fact what it is I was exploring.
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Declaration |
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homage to Cornell |
I loved Cornell's boxes, but I didn't just want to redo them, so this
trompe l'oeil piece was my way to access his dream spheres while pushing
the boundaries of perception.
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alter-ego |
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arc of arousal |
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Bassia |
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bird call |
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cancer |
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candy |
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CON CUIDADO |
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double collage for Rana |
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This is how it works |
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How to Control a Runaway Camel |
This mixed media piece is actually about the dangers of cigarette addiction.
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those feeling again |
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trousered |
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zen frog |
Interestingly enough, I find that I love to illustrate my books of poetry with my collages. It seems as if they both scratch the same itch.
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chiles de mexico with moth's wings |
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domingo 13 |
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El Cometa |
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hercules rotation with butterfly wing |
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how to become a good dancer |
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kennebec diving |
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embedded 2 |
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embedded 1 |
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My many storied aspirations |