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pink ladies

I know I am on to something and I really can’t stop this thing. I am hooked, so for now I am making as many recycled, circle collages as I can. They take so much time. They are so much fun to make. In fact I think I will go to the studio now! Hope you get as much pleasure just looking at it. Enjoy!


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May 26th, 2009 in: Collage,Materials,Paper | Permalink | Comments (0)
Totally Tubular!

This project was picked for the upcoming Encinitas Environment Day Exhibit at the library! Created front the previously shown image…  here the cylindrical paper rolls create movement and a flow that isn’t possible when working in 2-dimensions. The added mechanisms allow for rotation, which enable the viewer to see the whole surface as it was, when created. This fun sculptural piece was created almost entirely from waste materials. It’s amazing what you can create from a little trash!


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May 18th, 2009 in: Collage | Permalink | Comments (0)
small to very large!

I was so excited to read in the local paper that the Encinitas Library will be mounting an exhibit themed “Reuse, Reinvent, Recycle“… isn’t that our motto! I immediately went online and downloaded an application… after spending the weekend working on a new piece which I might submit! I got the idea from the little rolls I was working on. It started late last year when I got a-bee-in-my-bonnet about recycling toilet paper rolls. (I had done a toilet paper roll project back in high school! In 1974!!!) This time around I am not only recycling the roll but everything that goes on it. I collage and paint and seal! They are all little gems. No two alike. Maybe I am totally nuts, but I think they are really beautiful! So, now I am going to attemp creating giant versions… in hopes of getting into this exhibit!


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