Crested Butte I, 12"x16"Inspired by my passion for travel and nature, my photography marries beautifully with mixed media techniques. Each piece tells a unique story through the quiet scenes captured, the vintage ephemera incorporated and the touches of paint that when combined creates a new piece that is greater than the sum of its parts. This piece blends authentic vintage ephemera, acrylic paints and my photography of the some of the mountains of Crested Butte, CO, my

backside titled/signed

their grunginess

Sadly most of the grounds are in the process of being demolished despite community and preservation group efforts to save the historic buildings

This colorful yet vintage inspired mixed media painting is layered with vintage documents

for its architectural details and good bones

• block is then set within a 7"x7"x1

A piece of history that will soon be gone

• art is 8" x 8" on wood panel in a natural wood floating frame measuring 9x9x1

receipts and photos from the 1800s as well as assorted tickets

acrylic paints and my photography of the Polvadera Mountain Range in Socorro County

the views are out of this world and the small town has a cozy and authentic feel

The piece incorporates my photography of an old building in the middle of town on a quiet country road in central Vermonth with layers of acrylic paints and vintage ephemera (including an 1800s almanac