Pairs
I thought I might collect images in a blog post of my collage art and or photography that narrates themselves in pairs.
this 5x5 collage totally reminded me of a former photo i had taken. the collage a joyful experience. the photo…not so much. i was at the laundromat and at the beginnings of a long eradication of bedbugs. :(
i met the remarkable artist anne scott in a group that had a desire to photograph nudes. she shot with a rolleiflex camera. a camera new to me. over time we got to know each other and she included me on one of her photography projects that was about members of the community. all of us without smiles and in black and white. a rather candid capture of me. i had just woke up. i felt a tad silly with my little point and shoot. for a time all the prints hung together in a local coffee shop.
rising sun. the place and people that takes care of my vehicle. i have tremendous gratitude for their care.
when i lived in sumas i discovered that i was near an area where fields of berries were grown. during peak picking season migrant workers were hired to tackle the task. in the news a young man died from the heat while picking berries. he left behind a new bride. the news spired a strike. i felt sad about the way this man died and it was reflected in this image pairing style of collage. many years later this collage spoke to my friend from HS and she purchased it to keep on her desk at work. It was her second purchase of my work. those purchases made me feel like i was part of her life somehow. she died in 2024 after a long long battle with cancer.
the sky the day i made this collage.
