Much of this work employs a painterly sensibility as with Melt Inside and Disappear and Like a Human Being. In both there is a sensitive delineation of color and texture that never feels forced. In both the layering veils of tissue paper achieves the same translucent quality of watercolor. Although these collages represent the subtle and gentler aspects of the artist�s work there is just enough contrast to rescue them from coming across as pretty designs. The aptly titled Melt Inside and Disappear is an especially beautiful piece that also establishes a deep sense of undefined space. At the same time it projects an ambiguously mysterious quality replete with strong emotional overtones. Once Over the Bridge is more harshly expressive (within the overall body of work) in that opaque papers are combined with patterned and transparent materials. The major vertical strips of colors that divide the picture plane suggest the density and heft of oil paint. But because this is paper after all, the torn edges of the forms do not abandon the medium. In all of
Once Over the Bridge, 1994, Collage on Paper, 12 x 10 in
