The background was prepared with tissue paper and acrylic paints. Found images were composed with a thin thread serving as the girl’s fish line. This whimsical composition mimicked early illustrations where flowers and toadstools served as seats for the figural objects. Gold and copper foil accent the composition.

The focus of my work has been creating diminutive mixed media collages 3” x 3” centered on 7.5” x 7.5” 300# watercolor paper with deckled edges. They exhibit a whimsical or nostalgic focus, using acrylic paints, copper/ gold/ silver foils, found images, sheet music, dried natural materials, postage stamps, feathers, street detritus, magazine photographs, handmade paper, tissue and variety papers, Japanese paste papers, and watercolor papers.