This is my Creation Theory.
The eggs were spray painted and photographed in my backyard. 21 had to be handled gingerly as they were raw. The three hard-boiled ones had slightly tinted whites. Kaia and I ate one of them anyway.
So far so good.
Some of the babies are pictures from friends. Family members didn’t come through, so I found replacements for their kids. Others are royalty free images from a stock photo site.
The ‘baby nest’ consists of handfuls of dead grass I pulled out for this purpose. Was out with Kaia at the time. She looked at me quizzically, then resumed sniffing the ground.
My friend Catrice donated the hands and arms. I did reshape them for not so obvious reasons. The nest in Catrice’s hands is from the web and was doctored to personalize it.
The planets and animals are from my saved images.
What are your thoughts about this one? – Fred

In the Beginning

• Collage Print Dimensions: 21.5″ x 21.5″  –  $295
• Your art is printed on Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. The paper is softly textured, 100% cotton, acid free and very white in color. I also offer Enhanced Matte paper, if you prefer a smoother surface.
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This piece first materialized as a name. Spirit Rising. Then over a few months the visual began to manifest. I have received feedback from many friends regarding this piece, with as many interpretations. I will share mine with you. At this moment there is at least one skull, covered with musculature and skin here. Yours!

We will all return to the Great Mother. The skulls and bodies flow down into the black void, the darkness, which we fear so much. The planets ask a question. Notice the shortening fuses and the clock hands almost at 12. The question is, will we eventually destroy this planet, and ourselves with it?

I believe spirit is within, without, and all about. If we create a planetary holocaust, spirit will rise, such as the spirits rising from the destroyed earth. The birds streaking across the horizon signify rebirth.
That’s my take on this piece. What is yours? Please share it with me.  -Fred

Spirit Rising

Collage Print Dimensions: 39″ x 31″ – $395

• Your art is printed on Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. The paper is softly textured, 100% cotton, acid free and very white in color. I also offer Enhanced Matte paper, if you prefer a smoother surface.Dimensions of prints are approximate and border for matting is not included in print dimensions. Other print sizes available upon request.Shipping and handling is included (within U.S.A.) and your art is shipped flat using U.S. Postal Ground Service. For other services please contact me.

Life is meant to be lived, but living isn’t necessarily the act of indulging in all the ‘things’ that we engage with on the road. I have included various themes that may tempt and consume us, even as we believe we are the consumers. – Fred

Temptation
Collage Print Dimensions: 32″ x 38″ -$295

• Your art is printed on Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. The paper is softly textured, 100% cotton, acid free and very white in color. I also offer Enhanced Matte paper, if you prefer a smoother surface.
• Dimensions of prints are approximate and border for matting is not included in print dimensions. Other print sizes available upon request.
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This piece was started and completed after I returned home from a stay in the hospital, recovering from injuries sustained in a head-on automobile collision. Notice the transition in the sky.
I had completed the sky for the second panel of a three part work entitled ‘We The People’, about slavery. Upon returning home, I found the images and subject matter too painful to work with, so I shelved that project and created ‘Venus Island’ around the sky. I see this work as a fantasy fun piece. What do you think?  – Fred

Venus Island

• Collage Print Dimensions: 40″ x 20.5″ – $295
• Your art is printed on Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. The paper is softly textured, 100% cotton, acid free and very white in color. I also offer Enhanced Matte paper, if you prefer a smoother surface.
• Dimensions of prints are approximate and border for matting is not included in print dimensions. Other print sizes available upon request.
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This piece was designed specifically for the 20th Anniversary Issue of the Seattle Review. The required theme was celebratory and the passage of time. Twist of Time is what I came up with. I was very surprised to see an earlier piece, actually my very first collage, on their cover. The editor, Colleen J. McElroy, said they liked Twist Of Time, but the format didn’t wrap the front and back covers. The other did. As of this day, the ‘other’ collage remains ‘Unnamed’.  – Fred

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• Collage Print Dimensions: 11″ x 17″    $195.00
• Your art is printed on Somerset Velvet Enhanced paper. The paper is softly textured, 100% cotton, acid free and very white in color. I also offer Enhanced Matte paper, if you prefer a smoother surface.
• Dimensions of prints are approximate and border for matting is not included in print dimensions. Other print sizes available upon request.
• Shipping and handling is included (within U.S.A.) and your art is shipped flat using U.S. Postal Ground Service. For other services please contact me.
• Other print sizes available upon request