Surreal and Imaginary Gallery
Becoming, 2023
12in paper quilt square
Foil, paper, flowers, and found images
The first of many collages featuring columns cut from calendar images, paired with nudes from a 1960s “Good Photography” journal.
On the Road/Dreamscape, 2023
12in paper quilt square
Foil, tissue paper, glitter, and found images.
Inspired by the prompt “on the road,” I turned to my dreams, which always feature travel and temporary lodgings. I follow along a road less traveled, passing confusing landscape features and encountering identical houses originally attached to lighthouses, clipped from a Via magazine.
Nostalgia/Olfactory, 2021
Paper and foil with found images and coffee grounds. 12in x 12in paper quilt square
A little skunk investigates an oversized, damask coffee cup that has fallen on a step. The coffee cup image, originally an ad for Colombian Coffee, has been in my collection for decades. One day, a resident skunk died on my front step. Because there is a certain olfactory kinship between the scent of coffee and the lingering spray of the skunk, this collage commemorates these memories with a blank postcard and coffee grounds.
Field Dancer, 2021
Foil and paper with mesh, glitter, and pen drawing. 12in x 12in paper quilt square
She dances unabashedly through the meadows and fields.
She Stepped Out Into a Dream, 2021
Foil and paper with pen drawing. 12in x 12in paper quilt square
A mysterious dancer steps out onto the wing of an airplane over the landscape.
Garden Parting, 2021
12in x 12in paper quilt square. Foil and paper with rose and geranium petals.
A whimsical couple secretly exchange love letters in the garden.
