Collage - Cass Cafe

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A one-sided collage on a prior Cass Cafe Gallery show announcement .Cass Cafe is a great place in the heart of Detroit's Cultural Center. Food is consistently good and the changing art shows are some of the best in the city.

4" x 6" - mixed media $20

Collage - French Vanilla

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This then is another statement about my daily life. The flowers being a continuous presence in this beautiful lush country of Costa Rica with a nod to our five volcanoes and frequent earthquake tremors. Coffee is enjoyed in the morning while tea is the afternoon choice.

4" x 6" - mixed media - two-sided $20

Collage - "Lost Detroit"

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Two sides to this card. It is from: www.lostdetroit.com "Lost Detroit" tells the stories behind 12 of the city's most beautiful forgotten landmarks. Nature is returning to irreplaceable architecture that is now in ruins.

4" x 6" mixed media two-sided $20

Collage - Floating

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A one-sided card given over to the sensation of floating. Can be quite calming.
The flip side announces the "techno rebels," a renegade electronic funk group. This sounds like another kind of floating and probably not calming.

4" x 6" mixed media one-sided $20

Collage - Adam

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Classical Michelangelo pose of Adam from the Sistine Chapel enjoying the pleasures of flora and fauna.


4" x 6"     mixed media  -  front view of postcard with back covered in collage paper      $20

Collage - Tea Bags

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Two sides to this one. Metal and pressed leaf from the streets of my Pinaris neighborhood. The other side represents the heavy rains during 2010 and the many
numerous song birds inhabiting the country.

4" x 6" mixed media - two sides $20

Collage - The MetOpera: Live

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Having collected postcards for 35 years and having worked in collage for 25, it was a natural putting them together. This is a card from the Eugene O'Neill Theater in Costa Rica where the Metropolitan Opera is broadcast live in HD.

4" x 6" mixed media - view of front - back as been unaltered $20

"Sentinel II" - Penaris Neighborhood, Costa Rica

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Another raucous Great-tailed Grackle. Their “sound” can stop you in your tracks. On a walk through the jungle this summer one captured our attention with a clear bell-like note. On my morning walks another captivates me continuously by carrying on a throaty dialog punctuated by screeches and bell tones. I keep thinking if I just listen more closely, I'll understand its Spanish.

#49   5" x 7"  acrylic/mixed media on archival Masonite board     $50

"Sentinel I" - Penaris Neighborhood, Costa Rica

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There aren't any crows in Costa Rica. Instead, there are birds that occupy similar niches (Brown Jays and Great-tailed Grackles). The Great-tailed Grackle has a variety of very loud noises, squeakes, calls that they make. This large, noisy bird has become amazingly adapted to living with people. A scavenger and opportunist in urban environments they seem to be right at home as they forage on city streets. - Information from "Costa Rica Living and Birding" by Pat O'Donnell

#48   5" x 7" acrylic/mixed media on archival Masonite board     $50

"Green Pear" - Curridabat, Costa Rica

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The universal appeal of a pear is no less appealing in Costa Rica than elsewhere. I have seen native pears to Central America. They are small and green and "appear" to be hard. They have been bypassed for the larger imported variety that I know promises a hand-held physical delight and a sweet-tasting oral delight.

#47  5" x 7" acrylic on archival Masonite board     $50