'Scroll Study'

'Scroll Study' (Collage and Acrylic) - The background of this private commission is comprised of copies of music, poetry and literary works from the patrons' home country of Bulgaria. The fiddle scroll itself contains a variety of textured papers and acrylic paint.

Happy to see 'Scroll Study' in such a perfect space!!

Stallings Island Revisited: RESIDENT

Another collage for the Stallings Island Series which will be exhibited at The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art February 16th - 27th. (See the Oct. 11, 2014 post for more information on the series) This piece is entitled 'RESIDENT' and depicts what I imagine the Stallings Island People may have looked like. The collage portrait is made entirely from paper. Some of the paper is purchased but much of it has been hand tinted and textured.

Stallings Island Revisited: REMNANTS

Another collage created for the Stallings Island Series (see Oct. 11, 2014 post for more information about this series). This piece, entitled 'REMNANTS' includes faux pottery shards, bark from Stallings Island, twigs, feathers and paper. The paper with writing is from a research paper my son (now 39) did on the subject of Stallings Island when he was a senior in high school.

Stallings Island Revisited: REFLECTIONS

This is another collage created for the Stallings Island Series. (See previous blog post for more information about the series.) This piece, entitled 'REFLECTIONS', includes paper, mica, twigs, twine and feathers. Some of the texture has been created using various acrylic mediums. The paper with writing is from a research paper my son (now 39 years old) did on the subject of Stallings Island when he was high school senior.

Stallings Island Revisited: RELICS

This is a recently completed collage that is part of a series I'm working on entitled "Stallings Island Revisited". The entire series will be exhibited in January 2015. Stallings Island is an island in the Savannah River which has great archaeological significance. Prehistoric native Americans inhabited the area in and around Stallings Island and the island contains concrete evidence, in the form of pottery, stone implements and skeletal remains, of their lifestyle and culture. The pottery created by the Stallings Island people is thought to be the oldest pottery on the North American Continent. Stallings Island has been formally excavated by archaeologist numerous times the first being in 1929 by Harvard University resulting in a report entitled 'The Peabody Papers'.  From 1984 until 2004 my family and I resided very close to the area of the Savannah River where Stallings Island is located.  My husband and our sons frequently fished and canoed in the area and took an interest in learning more about the history of the island. Our eldest son (who is now 39) chose Stallings Island as his senior project in high school. Many of the collage paintings in this series contain copies of his handwritten report adding an element of personal history to the series as well.

Scríbhneoirí Óga I, II, & III (Young Writers I, II, & III)

These 12"x12" collage pieces were created using newsprint from an Irish-Gaelic newspaper…specifically an article about 'Young Writers' or 'Scríbhneoirí Óga'. The three collage paintings also include hand tinted/textured paper and pencil shavings…which in times past were clear evidence that a young writer had been busy!

'An Roisin Dubh' (Irish Gaelic: The Black Rose)

'An Roisin Dubh' (The Black Rose) is the title of a well-loved Irish traditional slow air. This collage contains some of the actual music for 'An Roisin Dubh' from the O'Neill Book of Irish Traditional Music as well as music for other Irish melodies. It also contains hand tinted & textured papers, purchased papers, dried rose petals, dried hydrangea flowers and a small hand-painted black rose.