I’ve naturally come around to collage through my interest in papermaking and my affection for paper. I use pages from discarded books, newspapers, photocopies, original art and photography as well as hand-made and machine-made art papers. The effects I get from painting, wadding, folding, soaking, burning, ripping or cutting make paper versatile and limitless. I like acrylic paints for staining or making monotypes giving me a good variety of colors and textures. Once the papers are ready, I cut them, arrange and rearrange them and when satisfied, I glue them onto stretched canvas or heavy weight watercolor paper. My collage is colorful, light-hearted and a pleasure to do.

Melissa Earley Axel Forrester Darlene FuhstBeth MarcumDeb Massa Erin MooreJJ Ohlinger Debbie PaganoAnnDouglas Pinckney-McLeod Judy Verhoeven Enid WilliamsPaul Yanko.