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She's trading planets for jewels and showing off her hands in a local galaxy and faraway lands. By Shawn Marie Hardy, Collage-a-Dada
I Offer You This In Trade
Analog Collage: At least 80 Handcut Pieces
10.5 x 11.5"
2017

My name is Jan, it's short for Janet
and I'd like your jewels in exchange for this planet.
They're just the right thing for my jewelry box
and the jeweled bearings in my favorite wrist clocks.
Give me your gems, I'll give you this sphere.
I love that green one shaped like a tear.
Or that chocolate diamond up on the top.
They'll all look nice in my jewelry shop!

Collage: Paper on Paper.

My work is usually spontaneous, and while my collages may seem simple, I tend to labor over each one for hours. ADD makes it very hard for me to organize, so finding just the right combination of colors and shapes is a challenge. Every piece I assemble is both a labor of love, and an obstacle to cross.

I am a lover of the unknown; of science fiction, and the idea that there might be others out there besides us. I tend to add satire and humor to my work, and I like to place things where they don't belong. I get enough realism in real life so I unwind by creating little escape hatches that are fantastical and dreamlike. I don't usually have a preconceived idea behind these collages; they are like jigsaw puzzles that I create blindly. The story does not unfold until the work is finished and the story is different for everyone.

This is an original one-of-a-kind analog (hand cut and pasted) collage / montage made from paper ephemera (80+ pieces) and Golden Gel Medium. About 10-1/2 x 11-1/2" unframed.

This is an original, hand cut, one-of-a-kind collage; ready to mat and frame. Shipping is included in the price and will be sent via priority mail, with insurance.

Fun, surreal art to wrap your brain around, by award-winning artist, Shawn Marie Hardy

Price is good in the US and US territories only. If you are overseas please inquire. Shipping will be calculated depending on where you live.

Keywords: planets, blue, stars, universe, outer space, milky way, cosmic, galaxy, gems, green, hands, jewels

Subjects: Outer Space

Styles: Surrealism, Dada, Illustration

Mediums: Paper