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2020 at a Glance

SCA Members Show, January

Graton Gallery, Small Works, February

SCA Favorite Things Show, Virtual starting April 25

O’Hanlon Gallery, Me to Myself Show, June

SCA SAVOS2020 Open Studios, September
Pre-View Show at Corrick’s, Santa Rosa

GRO Gallery Box Show, August-September

Graton Gallery, Guest Artist, Sept 4-Nov 15

SCA SAVOS2020 Open Studios, Corrick’s, Santa Rosa, Nov 3-Jan 28, 2021

SCA Holiday Virtual Auction

SCA Holiday Show

SCA Members Show

Umpqua Bank, downtown Sebastopol, Nov 19-Jan 21, 2021

-Patricia

20"x20" Mixed Media, 300.00
flowers collage

12"x12" Mixed Media, 125.00
SAVOS Holiday Show 2020 — 12"x12" Mixed Media, 125.00 SAVOS Holiday Show 2020
MamaLove

20"x20" Mixed Media, 300.00
Umpqua Bank, Sebastopol
Nov 19-Jan 19, 2021 — 20"x20" Mixed Media, 300.00 Umpqua Bank, Sebastopol Nov 19-Jan 19, 2021
A Jar Full of Joy

9"x12" in 11X14" frame, Mixed Media,
100.00
In SAVOS 2020 Holiday Show — 9"x12" in 11X14" frame, Mixed Media, 100.00 In SAVOS 2020 Holiday Show
BeyondThankfulOne

9"x12" in 11"x14" frame, 100.00
in SAVOS2020 Holiday Show — 9"x12" in 11"x14" frame, 100.00 in SAVOS2020 Holiday Show
BeyondThankfulToo

20"x20" Mixed Media, 300.00
in Umpqua Bank, Sebastopol, Nov 19-Jan 19, 2021 — 20"x20" Mixed Media, 300.00 in Umpqua Bank, Sebastopol, Nov 19-Jan 19, 2021
Flying Beauties

20"x20" Mixed Media, 150.00
in Corrick's Show, Santa Rosa, Nov 3-January 28, 2021 — 20"x20" Mixed Media, 150.00 in Corrick's Show, Santa Rosa, Nov 3-January 28, 2021
Take Time for Flowers

I started making collages in 2007 in an Adult Education class. I painted mostly before that, always structured using a photo reference. I liked collage immediately- the way you could express yourself by gluing different colored paper shapes and images together. Somehow that tickled my fancy. There was a freedom within the process that I had not experienced painting.
Early on I made small collage cards for my family, friends & colleagues using pictures from magazines. My friends liked the cards, and that inspired me to continue making more.
As time passed, I took many more classes and became interested in making collages using beautiful pieces of store bought papers. Later I began embellishing my own paper- with rubber stamps, stencils, using paint on gelli plate and other media. I am still growing in my craft and having a lot of fun stretching myself, and I continue to experiment. In recent times I have added paint back in to my collages- sometimes painting first, other times collaging first, then adding paint. I have come to love mixed media.
I have had collage pieces in many shows since 2009, when I put my first collage piece in a staff show in the gallery at the Non-Profit I was working for. I enjoy sharing what I do with friends and with the public.

I moved to Sebastopol in Sonoma County 2 years ago, from a small coastal town in Marin County. Here I have found more opportunities to show my work. I have a large studio on the property we purchased where I can leave out my projects and return to them with ease. Believe me this helps in the creative process.

The creative process is a priority in my life. During the Shelter in Place, making art has helped to fill my time, but on a deeper level it is my voice and medicine and in this I find there is so much to be thankful for even in these times.

The pieces are mostly nature themed and hold symbolism for me. I am capturing moments of beauty I have witnessed in the natural world. I think especially during my time in Sebastopol I have been growing as an artist and flowers are a metaphor for reaching out and growing into the light.