I prepared this canvas using black gesso.  The subject was created using a technique involving layering of fabric pieces to produce a 3-dimensional image.  This fabric collage is a bit abstract, adding interest to the piece.  The chair was drawn on the black canvas using pastel pencils.   16"x20"

A vintage photograph of a ballerina was my inspiration for this piece.  The canvas was prepared by adhering copyright free, vintage book pages and purchased scrapbooking papers and handmade textured paper.  After painting the base layer, I applied additional paper embellishments from vintage books and applied some stamping.  The subject was created from layered fabric,…

This piece was inspired by an artsy vintage photo of a little angel girl in a balloon.  The background was created by adhering vintage papers and ephemera to the canvas before painting and then adding homemade paper I had created to represent clouds.  The subject was created from layering fabric, cut and selected according to…