Mixed Media Prints
My work is the product of an innovative collage technique. As a first step, I cut-out and glue six or more variously-shaped layers of colored tissue paper. Then, I use acrylic paint to add detail. Woodblock stamps, fabrics, and natural (found) materials are added as desired. Next, I scan the collage, transform it into a digital file, and manipulate the intensity of the colors and textures. I do this because tissue paper is neither permanent nor vivid--but it does lend itself to interesting textural and color effects--and this step transforms the image into its final form, adding brilliance and permanency. Since the printing process itself is used as the final step in the creation of the image these are "original prints" and not "reproductions". There are no "originals". Finally, I print the images on hand-cut acid-free art paper. They are limited-edition, and signed and numbered.
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