The Inspiration
This series of collage portraits depicts the background characters and supporting roles in the fairy tale pantheon--those whose stories never get heard constituting an array of overlooked personalities. Each portrait is mounted on a vintage book cover, some over a hundred years old. The book, now literally deconstructed, is a stage that allows this cast of characters to finally come forth, take their bow and share their stories.
The Villagers Series, paper collage, vintage book cover mounted on 10 x 14 inch museum board.

the creature

the admiral

the collector

the prankster

the dressmaker

the bishop

the diplomat

the fortune teller

the urchin

the truth seeker

the scout

the reliquary

the echo

the little prince

the faire dust

the comedian

the dandy

the gardener

the chrysalis

the other brother

the handmaiden

the itinerant

the notetaker

the sensitive

the sifter

the sister

the lunar king

the siren

the story teller

the subscriber

the sea dog

the mischief maker

the town crier

the valet

the advisor

the mariner

the courier

the echo