Finished!

After a few more days of work on her, she is finished! Well I still need to seal her, but I want to make sure I don't find something I need to change first. That said, I am very happy with how she turned out, even if it is not the direction that I started. She is made completely out of magazine paper. At the moment she is untitled. I will update that when I come up with one. (If you can, step away from the computer and look at her from a distance. The experience is worth it.)

A change of direction

I started this piece in the direction of putting a painted mask on her. However, the further I got into putting her together the more hesitant Nick, my husband, was on having me continue in that direction. Needless to say, I followed his advice and I am working to finish her in a less dramatic but more realistic fashion. I will put up the finished pictures as soon as she is completed.

Works in progress...

These are a couple of pieces that are in the works. I come back to them when I need a break from what I am working on. The women in the multicolored dress is actually different than my other collages, because she is done as a transfer (so she is transparent to some degree and there is no paper left). I have a way to go finishing the background on thatone. The second is a small painting and is one I started one night and haven't come back to again, but will eventually.

New Work!

Back to Business

I can't believe it has been so long since I updated this site. Between teaching summer classes, packing up and relocating (oh do I hate unpacking boxes!), and the school year starting up again, time just got away from me. This does not mean that I don't have new pieces waiting to be up loaded because I certainly do. Pictures will be up soon, because I am getting back to business.

Finished Pieces

Worked on putting finishing touches on several pieces previously uploaded, here are a couple.
Enjoy!

Update!

Same piece, further developed. I think it better conveys my message of the over the top elaborate walls people assemble around themselves, hiding the true beauty within their true self. She shines through even amongst the chaos.

Working on the title!