It's What We Dream

It's not often that I do collages that aren't in 3D but I do enjoy creating them as much as other styles of collage. In a thrift store I came across a baby book with wonderful and expressive faces and cut out all of them to use in future collages. Only 2 pieces of vintage paper were used here: the fish and the little man riding on top of the fish.

The collage depicts the strangeness and surreal images we often experience in our dreams. Often in my dreams I journey to faraway lands and have vivid experiences in bright colors. For me, each dream is a journey into a new experience and also insight into my subconscious self.

The Forgotten Ghostess of Science

I'm not sure I will keep the title of this 3d collage created just last week. Just can't seem to find a title I'm truly satisfied with.
In any case, I am fascinated with old instruments and technology and love to incorporate it into collages when I can. In this particular piece, I wanted to depict a ghostly woman rising from old technology in a perhaps not so subtle hint that women have often been ignored about their contributions to the industrial revolution and technological advances in particular. However it is natural that those who view this piece will have their own interpretations of what it means to them and that I find fascinating in itself.
The instrument on the right is a vintage meteorological mechanism.
Most of the paper used in this collage was not vintage in origin, sans the ribcage used as a transparent skirt.