Spirituality
These collages enter the realm of the sacred—but not with certainty or dogma. Here, saints are fractured, angels ambiguous, rituals intimate and estranged. Each image is a modern relic, shaped by longing, doubt, and beauty. Icons are reimagined, divinity made flesh, and transcendence glimpsed through the everyday. These works do not preach; they reveal—offering quiet visions where faith and fragility share the same frame.
Guardian Angel
A fluid guardian angel, to protect us. Handmade collage from paper and watercolor. Collage Size: 13.5x17.5 inches. (Completed 2023)
Devil in Details
A crowned figure floats between devotion and temptation—her uplifted face serene, her exposed leg defiant. Angels surround her, but so does doubt. Handmade collage (paper on paper, with watercolor and pastels).
Iconic
Part saint, part sovereign—the figure rests, robed in embroidered power and quiet sorrow. The halo blooms, but the eyes remain human, vulnerable, present. Handmade collage (paper on paper, with watercolor and pastels).
Ripples
A portrait of imaginary family members and ancestors, floating in ripples of water, as if migrating through time. These figures drift beyond memory into invocation—part history, part invention. Lineage here becomes something spiritual: a quiet procession of imagined lives, refracted through longing. Handmade collage (paper on paper, watercolor, pastels). Original collage size: 16 x 10 inches.
Saint Sebastian Laminated
Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and martyr. He was tied to a tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. This collage updates San Sebastian to show the beauty of his martyrdom. Handmade collage using bits and pieces of paper, magazines and old books that smell of smoke and coffee. The original collage is in my private collection. This is a limited edition, metal print copy of the original. Size: 14.5 x 20 inches
Saints and Immigrants
The collage depicts angels as immigrants huddling against a border fence, separated from their destination. The colors are reminiscent of church alter paintings, yet the scene is lifted from contemporary history. Just like the immigrants and refugees today, these young angels are desperately trying to break free. Yet the fence is impenetrable to them. Mixed media collage (paper on black canvas, with watercolor). 12 x 16 inches. Completed October 2024.
The Bath
An elegant woman, clad in towels and robes, steps from the bath—poised in a moment of quiet transition. Her stillness carries a sense of ritual, as if emerging from a private rite. This is spirituality without symbols—where the sacred reveals itself in the softness of daily life. Imaginative, handmade collage (paper on paper, watercolor, pastels).
Flowers in Oblivion
Flowers in Oblivion evokes a space suspended between presence and erasure—where time loosens its grip and beauty lingers like incense. With deep red tones, floral motifs, and geometric structures, the collage holds a quiet tension between confinement and transcendence, fragility and resilience. It gestures toward the spiritual in decay—where even what fades may still be luminous. Mixed media collage (paper, watercolor, and pastels). 18 x 27.5 inches. Completed January 2025.