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In my current
work I use materials like found paper, textbooks, vintage album covers and
magazine clippings to construct my collages. I'm especially drawn to color,
imagery and subject matter from the 1950’s, 60’s & 70’s and use color, line
and shape to achieve different patterns in my work. Inspiration
often comes from a wide range of places. The repetition of patterns found on
buildings in urban settings, woven textiles and handmade quilts all continue to
influence the direction of my work. The materials
I use are meticulously cut into strips and shapes and deliberately
arranged to create different patterns. Fragmented images and parts of
words and phrases very often offer clues to underlying narratives. While there is
clearly a lot of control exercised throughout the construction of each piece,
the creative process overall remains an intuitive one. Materials are selected
mostly based on color and I always let the materials dictate in the end where a
piece of work will go. |