Storytelling with Collage

Gentle readers....

I am so honored

to have been asked to

create a piece 

of art for 

this exquisite

new book...

Storytelling with Collage..

by 

Roxanne Evans Stout...

I have long admired her blog, her work

and her beautiful world...

so I was thrilled when she asked me to contribute..

In the studio, 

 I pulled out lots of materials and then just allowed them to dictate the direction

and when I finished the piece..

I knew the story...

Book publications are so different from

magazine publications...

Generally, when I create and write for magazines,

I am creating for an audience of artists who will want

to try to duplicate or find inspiration from my work and words..

my creation is directed with the audience in mind..

A book publication on the other hand, gives me 

complete autonomy to create a piece of art

that that comes straight from my soul.. 

I used several antique pieces and I combined them  

using my Italian Collage technique..

so that the embossed Victorian scrap above melts 

perfectly into the background...

This piece inspired my

Patched and Torn series

that you can view

in the

Gallerie

I hope you will 

check out this new book...

as Roxanne has such gorgeous work

and photos, 

and there are so many projects...

you can order it on 

Amazon

I am also in excellent company 

with many artists..

too many to name here...

having been asked to participate..

and now,

I am going to get a delicious glass of wine..

and I am going to 

read this book

cover

to cover...
because it is as you know,
my one weakness!

ciao, ciao!