These photo-collage pieces on canvas feature faces of people of all ages, racial, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds, from the past as well as the present, merging their images into a fused identity. It shows the universality of people who are joined together…we are all the same, while still being different.

History is chronicled with pages from current newspapers and the recycled news is seen again in a different context.  The slightly out-of-focus images are both mysterious and texturally rich, which blur ideas, soften harsh facts, build layers, create mystery, and leave the work open to multi-interpretations.

These photo-collage works on wood use small, round, raised images to form a counterpoint to a background of related visuals. Because the work appears on two planes, you can see the art in detail or fragments, as well as viewing it as a larger, complex picture.

The themes include relationships of past and present as in “Telephones,” “Computers,” and “Vintage Cars”. The repetition of form and materials (sometimes in a grid, sometimes breaking through the grid) show my interest in changing visions, segues, fragmentation, and patterning.

These photo collages incorporate the ancient technique of encaustics, the traditional media of painting, photography, photogram, recycled objects, with the contemporary methods of computer enhancements. The inclusion of written materials from books - words, sentences, fragments, and slivers - add another dimension imparting information and new ideas.

This page contains some new and older works and will change often