Collaging!  I relish the hunt for materials: colors, patterns, and textures.  Then I rejoice in the find. Collaging aligns with my passion for measuring and building as I tear, cut, place and glue.

   My collaging process is a mechanical one of visualizing how pieces come together to create a whole image. Like an experiment, there is freedom to connect things that did not belong together a second ago, but do now.  I rely on acrylic painted rice paper in solid colors or patterns which have multiple layers of color.  String, fabric, foil, and other textured materials are also utilized.

    The acrylic collage painting process involves gluing down materials, then adding paint, then more collage materials. There is a synergy between paint and paper. Often knowing when to stop can be a challenge. I know when paint and collage are working together when I feel and hear it like a finely tuned orchestra. At that moment I know the collage painting is finished.

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