Finished Object: "Alexandra", a mixed media collage.
I finally managed to mount this collage that's been in the works for ages. I call it "Alexandra", and it's huge, about 25 inches across. I used to do collages a lot more and never documented any of them, which are now sold or given to people who aren't in my life anymore. No more of that! You'd be surprised how many magazine clippings I have in flat files even though I haven't finished a piece since about 2008. I'm hoping this is the beginning of more works like this. I use ephemera from time to time, but most of my papers come from magazines and catalogs, and I especially like using advertisements because they're a bit collage-y already, and when you take them out of context things start to get weird. Most people who see my work can't tell where the mash-ups done by me and the ones cut straight from the magazine begin or end. I also like to leave little bits unglued so they pop off the page. The girl in the tree has free floati...