Collages
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Lei Sognera Per Sempere II
1984
Bookplates, glue wash, aged magazine page, watercolor, “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook cut-outs, wax, and pencil on page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings”)
13 3/4 x 17 3/4”
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Waters from the Waters
1985
Colored bookplates, aged magazine page remnant, carbon paper, glue wash, gouache, watercolor, pressed flower, Italian letter remnant (c. 1880) and pencil on page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings”)
14 x 17 3/4”
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Nocturne No. V — Firmamental Separation
1986
Carbon copy transfer, etching, pencil, Elmer’s glue and book cutouts on Odd Fellows Union yearbook page.
11 1/2 x 13 1/2”
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Moving Field Stones (for Jack Massey)
1985
Carbon paper transfer, gouache, pencil, Presstype, Italian letter remnant (c.1880), book cut outs, tin type, photo corners and snake skin on an end page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings”)
13 3/4 x 17 3/4”
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Worm Wood
1985
Cut-out book plates, reverse side of book plate, marbleized paper, wax, Italian letter remnant (c. 1880), rose petal, gouache, Elmer’s glue and pencil on an end page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings”)
17 3/4 c 13 3/4”
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Lure for Consciousness
1989
Flower petals, cloth, marbleized paper, sealing was, book plates, book binding cloth, water color, acrylic and gouache on Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on book plate
21 x 16 3/4”
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For Noah Megherian Bartel: Neither the Western Point of View (Perspective), Nor the Concept of Zero (Arab) Negate the Existence of God
1995
Ninteenth centure steel engraving book plates, sanded paint on page from “Book of Origins” series, pencil, gold leaf, watercolor, acrylic and tempera on Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on book plate.
21 x 16 3/4”
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A Journey (After A.D.)
2011
Puzzle-piece fit collage using only 19th century papers, end pages, dictionary definitions, photo-transfers, yes glue, archival document repair tape, and Alfred DeCredico’s collage remnants
10.5 x 11”
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Sublime Climate
2011
Puzzle-piece fit collage using only 19th century papers, end pages, book engravings, dictionary definitions, photo-transfers, yes glue, archival document repair tape, and Alfred DeCredico’s collage remnants
13 1/4 x 12 1/2”
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Animas Hominis
2011
Puzzle-piece fit collage using only 19th century papers, end pages, photo-transfer, yes glue, archival document repair tape, and Alfred DeCredico’s collage remnants
13 3/4 x 14 1/2
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Set Apart or Belonging To An Individual or A People
2011
Puzzle-piece fit collage using only 19th century papers, end pages, photo-transfer, yes glue, gouache, pencil, archival document repair tape, book engravings and dictionary definitions
23 1/2 x 11 1/4”
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All That Part of a Picture Which is Not of the Body or Argument
2011
Puzzle-piece fit collage using only 19th century papers, end pages, photo-transfer, Memeograph, improperly exposed/fixed photo remnants, Italian letter remnant (c. 1880), yes glue, pencil, antique cellophane tape, archival document repair tape and dictionary definitions
16 1/4 x 13 1/2”
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