I Create Detailed & Colorful Artwork With Only Scraps Of Magazine Paper – No Paint.

I made the move from South Louisiana to Colorado about 4 years ago. Packing everything I wanted to own into my small Honda Fit, I brought limited art supplies with me. I assumed I’d buy what I needed upon my arrival. Turns out my tiny ski town home is pretty remote and the nearest art supply store is 130 miles away. I had to get creative. I’ve always been drawn to cutting and pasting, so when I found a box of home living magazines being thrown away, I got inspired by their colors and textures and went to work. Using tiny shards cut from magazines, I create the illusion of oil painted landscapes. I views my process as cyclical: nature is used to produce the paper in which the magazines are printed, and I assume my role in both the act of destruction and reconstruction. While this method isn’t the most efficient and typically can take anywhere from 2 weeks to several months to complete a “painting”, I find a lot of satisfaction in subverting the artificial colors, extravagance, and careful page layouts of mainstream print media by returning its contents to a state of nature.

It’s hard not to be inspired by my mountain surroundings. The geometry of rocks and the movement of rivers both intrigue and energize me. All these collages are drawn from local Colorado scenery as well as imagery from road trips and travel. Additionally, I’ve created several pet portraits and am working towards being able to create human portraits.

The image titles are all hidden within the collages themselves. The fun words and phrases for the titles are also found and cut out of magazines.

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