beyond belief

limiting notions of potential - analog collage on A4 mixed media paper

A collage is a kaleidoscope of refractions and shards cutting through the neat tidiness of reality. Of life as we know it. Of things as they seem.

the elusive nature of familiarity - analog collage on A4 mixed media paper

It's icon and iconoclasm simultaneously. It's resolution and irregularity. It's clarity without absoluteness. Understanding without certainty. A kind of knowledge that can only be found within the cloud of unknowing.

connecting lines - analog collage on A4 mixed media paper

A collage is a collection of revelations, unveilings, and paradoxes.  Each one calling for our attention. Each one reflecting something differently. Each one asking for us to look closely. To see every possible angle of every series of infinite possibilities. To believe beyond, and perhaps without, belief…

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P.S ICAD Day 97-100 - If you recall the Index Card a Day challenge was only for 61 days, but I decided to extend it to 100 days. I’ve now hit 100 hundred days and I don’t know if I should stop and do something else, or continue and see how long I can keep it going. What do you think?

a fractal absence - analog collage on 4x6 index card

the incense perfumes a room - analog collage on 4x6 index card

life without attachment - analog collage on 4x6 index card

an awareness of distinct entities - analog collage on 4x6 index card

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P.P.S. I received notice that one of my pieces was accepted by Laboratorio de Collage to be included in their “Ikebana” exhibition in Madrid. If you’ve been following the newsletter for a while you’ve probably seen the piece already. But just in case, it’s down below.

the way of flowers - analog collage on A4 mixed media paper.

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