BAD APPLES - Analog Collage Collection
Society puts a lot of pressure on women to be a certain way. In ‘Bad Apples,’ the analog collage series, I work to shatter the negativity associated with choosing a different path. Using paper, old book pages and glue — I create art that proudly tells a different story.
This collection reminds us that there’s beauty in who you are, no matter what you’re told to be.
It represents freedom, femininity, equality and yes, a bit of magic.
On the Road & In Flight are a part of the first collage show with PxP Contemporary. You can purchase either of those straight from their website. The remaining 11 pieces are for sale right on my website. You can shop both by clicking on the buttons below.
Thank you so so much for being here and checking out my work. I appreciate you!
On the Road, Original Collage
8x10, 2020
Available for purchase on PxP Contemporary
In Flight, Original Collage
8x10, 2020
Available for purchase on PxP Contemporary
Believe It, Original Collage
6x6, 2020
Electric, Original Collage
6x6, 2020
Skin, Original Collage
8x10, 2020
Out, Original Collage
6x6, 2020
Pieces, Original Collage
6x6, 2020
Feel It, Original Collage
6x6, 2020
Held, Original Collage
8x10, 2020
Storm, Original Collage
6x9, 2020
Solitude, Original Collage
6x9, 2020
No, Thank You, Original Collage
5x7, 2020
Taller, Original Collage
5x7, 2020
DO YOU SAY YES?
I was thinking about it the other day — about some of the people I admire.
Photographers, sharks, athletes, artists, you know, the makers.
People out in the world doing interesting and creative things.
And I thought about what it is I admire most.
Easy.
They said YES.
Sometime, somewhere in their journey, they said YES to something uncomfortable.
To something scary.
To something they might not have felt ready for.
They said yes to looking dumb.
They risked failing.
And then they risked failing again.
They said yes to changing course.
Yes to trying.
They get up early.
They do the work.
They say yes.
So to anyone out there saying yes, when you so badly want to say no and run far away and hide forever, I admire you.
Keep going.
Remember to Dip a Toe in 2020
It all started with a harmonica my son got in his Christmas stocking.
He was excited and eager but didn't have a clue what to do. I attempted to show him, but trust me, I wasn't the one to do it, so I pulled up a video online so he could see what it was all about.
One simple google search and there were pages and pages and pages of results. Lessons, tutorials, classes and how-tos. Beginners, intermediate and masters -- any and all ages.
And as I played a couple songs for my son, picturing him as the next Bob Dylan, all I could think about was how we can so easily learn about anything. Absolutely anything.
And that's so cool, isn't it? That we can pick any topic, walk to the edge and dive in, head first.
When it comes to exploring creatively -- the opportunities are endless.
Dip a toe.
You've got nothing to lose.
- Elyse’
I’m waist deep, as we speak, in digital collage art. As someone who has literally dipped all of my toes in something different, it feels good to be progressing. I might be going under with this one! Combining my photographs with other elements to finally complete my thoughts.
Skillshare is my companion into the night and I’m currently watching Marcos Morales’s classes on digital collage. Neat stuff.
Anyways, as always, I’d love to hear about what you’re exploring in 2020 so I can root you on! I hope this year blesses you beyond!
