Over the last 5 years as an artist, I have rewritten my #artiststatement many times. Each time I feel I am getting closer and closer to the core of why I feel the need to create and what I am trying to share. This week I rewrote it again: Influenced by a waste-not-want-not upbringing, I urge you to ‘make do’ with the newspapers I use to create fine art collages with a chigiri-e technique and wabi-sabi aesthetic. With the amount of trees cut daily to produce newspaper, it is m

Many people ask me why I use #newspaper to create my artwork, and the answer is pretty simple. Because it already exists and is full of color, texture and inspiration, though rarely valued as much more than a distraction at the coffee shop while waiting for a latte. As somebody who cherishes the natural world, I feel that anything created from trees and water should be highly valued. So, by rearranging the papers and creating an image that is almost unrecognizable as #newspri