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Collage 219, “Megatherium,” 2023. My self-portrait in black and white with four “X” letter beads. Over red rice paper, with cream mono-print, and red mono-print circles on rice paper, green rice paper with gold. Above melted Crayola and gesso and cast plastic circles, over pink foil from the lunch at the MET and a pink bead. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 218, “Baedeker,” 2023. Painted and stenciled mono-print in grey and yellow, mono-print of packing plastic strapping in black, two images of one saint on white and colored paper with her rosary from the @SpeedMuseum star grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 217, “Resurgame,” 2023. White mono-print on green paper, mono-prints of plastic cast labels on pink hand-made paper, and grey paper, 6 plastic cast labels, watercolor and colored pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 216, “Hurkle Durking,” 2023. Black and dark green mono-prints, decorative grommets and thread. My self portrait printed in black and white, three “X” letter beads, mono-print of packing plastic strapping, white sprayed splattered watercolor and colored pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 215, “Simply,” 2023. Blue and gold mono-print of a pear slice on grey and blue paper, cyanotype of same pear slice. Pink and red rice paper, thread, colored pencil, pink beads, watercolor. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 214, “Rodeo Clown,” 2023. Color print of three red pears in a white bowl and red napkin. Sprayed watercolor with stencils, blue mono-prints of pear slices, thread and colored pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 213, “Nyad,” 2023. Cyanotype photogram of an orange slice, white, green, and yellow mono-print of a n organ slice. Cast plastic in white and peach, each with a red bead. Red and green mono-print, colored pencil, watercolor and grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 212, “Not on the list,” 2023. Color pint of white cup splattered with watercolor spray paint. Grommets, melted Crayola, gesso, grommets, and red mono-print. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 211, “Non-Essential,” 2023. Cyanotype of Brooklyn Bridge and myself in a half-tone spiral over melted Crayola and gesso. Sequins, thread, jewelry fasteners, watercolor, yellow and green mono-print Title is arbitrary.

“Fond.” A set of mini collages just to get over a block.

Collage 208, “Chide,” 2023. My black and white photograph and cyanotype of Rattlesnake Master flowers from @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky. Over gold mono-print, with watercolor and jewelry wires, 8 x 6 inches.Title is arbitrary.

Collage 207. “Duck Clams,” 2023. These are my black and white photographs of the circular side vault windows of Fort Pulaski (1847) on Cockspur Island, near Tybee Island. The “monument has one of the best preserved nineteenth century masonry fortifications in the United States and is the site of a major artillery duel during the Civil War.” They are printed on three colors of paper over brown mono-print of sea grass. Below a silver mono-print of sea glass over cyanotype on red paper, with silver painted sea grass and a large red painted sequin, 9 x 6 inches. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the red, blue and teal mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

 My Collage 206: “Snowflakes, Serenity, Snuggle, Slush,” 2023. At top is a blue cyanotype photogram of snowflake charms on dark blue paper symbolizing the short days, my black and white photographs of the frozen landscape flashing by the car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike , a buddha found on a hike along the Overlook Mountain Trail, my self-portrait in a sleet storm, and bare trees reflected in a frozen pond. Over a blue mono-print, blue rice paper, a silken bag, cast numbers in white plastic, counting out the interminable length of winter, and a few colored grommets over black glitter.  

Collage 205: “Pen Shell,” 2023. These are my black and white photographs of the circular side vault windows of Fort Pulaski (1847) on Cockspur Island, near Tybee Island. The “monument has one of the best preserved nineteenth century masonry fortifications in the United States and is the site of a major artillery duel during the Civil War. They are printed on three colors of paper over brown mono-print of sea grass. Below is brown and red mono-print of sea glass with silver painted sea grass beneath teal tiles, 9 x 6 inches. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the red, blue and teal mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches. 

Collage 204: “Self Portrait Darkness Series,” 2023. I don’t sleep. The hours, especially between 3:30 am and dawn, are spent watching the traffic headlights dance across my walls, then the blush of the new day filtering through the leaves of my Philodendron Giganteum. This is my black and white photographs printed on four colors of paper and in cyanotype. In poured plastic is beads and grommets. Blue mono-print and graphite, 9 x 4.5 inches.

Collage 203: “Razor Clams,” 2023. These are my black and white photographs of the twisting stairs of the Fort Pulaski (1847) on Cockspur Island, near Tybee Island. The “monument has one of the best preserved nineteenth century masonry fortifications in the United States and is the site of a major artillery duel during the Civil War. It is surrounded by a substantial moat and saltwater marsh.” The photographs are touched with watercolor and colored pencil. Below is dark blue mono-print and grommets. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the red mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 202. “Conch,” 2023. This is my black and white photograph of Max’s stair printed on white, red and grey paper. Blue mono-print beneath. Title refers to a type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the black on yellow paper mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.   

Collage 201. “Firmament.” This is the November prompt “SKY” from @contemporarycollagemagazine Some times a collage fights you to the end. I tried this topic three times and I have a pile of torn paper to show for it. This is a photograph of the sky I shot over the George Washington Bridge printed on rice paper, a gold leaf square, two color printed stolen images of airplanes. Below that is a strip of handmade paper made from old jeans with star charms sewn down, another cloud image I shot over New York harbor printed on another type of rice paper, and a cyanotype photogram of seed pods. Below that mono-printing in gold and a black and white photograph of Sarah and Jeff, hand colored.

Collage 200. “I remember July 28, 1969.” My black and white photographs of surveyor circles along 3rd Street, stolen images of the moon printed on white and grey paper, gold leaf, white mono-print on turquoise paper, gold mono-print, photograph of Sarah and Jeff at Tybee Island, with watercolor, colored pencil, and seed beads, 9 x 5 inches.

Collage 199. “Sand Dollars,” 2023. Three images of my black and white photographs of the surf a Tybee Beach, two printed on white and grey paper and one a cyanotype touched with watercolor and colored pencil. Liquid plastic at the top with black beads painted white. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the teal mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 198. “Scallops,” 2023. My black and white photograph of the column outside Max’s apartment, printed on two colors of paper touched with graphite and white pencil. White mono-print of a shell on green rice paper with three green faceted dots. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage was influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the red mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 197. “Angel Wings,” 2023. This is my black and white photograph of Max’s stair printed on rice paper, as well as pink and green paper. Green and chartreuse mono-print, red painted paper., cyan-type photogram. Touched with graphite and watercolor. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the teal mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 196. “Lucine,” 2023. When you travel with architects they find the most interesting nooks and crannies. This my black and white photograph up a smoke stack of a repurposed power plant that is now a huge Marriott Hotel. It is printed on white rice paper laid over purple paper. Turquoise mono-print, a dried ginkgo leaf, pink beads, red detail, grommets. Touched with watercolor and pencil. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage was influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the teal mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 195. “Coquinas,” 2023. My black and white and color photograph of the surf line at Tybee Beach printed on three colors of paper. Green and blue mono-print. Touched with graphite, pencil and watercolor. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage was influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October.

Collage 194. “Tenterhooks,” 2023. My black and white photograph of the city through the arch of the Brooklyn Bridge. Blue green and peach mono-print with numbers, red paper painted, grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 193. “Petrichor,” 2023. Each spring RL plants cascading petunias in flower boxes facing the street. My black and white photograph of our side windows printed on three colors of paper, hand colored in pencil and watercolor. Mounted on cards with scattered gold leaf. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 192. “Abandoning our warm bed, he left me with a quilt of memories,” 2023. This was created from a prompt from curator @alwayslookingatart with the theme of “Absence.” This is my black and white photo of our bed printed, then collaged with cyanotype photographs, and other snippets of my black and and white and color photos, mixed media - caution tape from the street, a zipper, seed beads, buttons, colored paper, mono prints, gold leaf, heart trinkets, colored pencil, watercolor and thread.

Collage 191. “Whelk,” 2023. These are my black and white photographs of the perfectly formed light filtering tunnels of the Fort Pulaski (1847) on Cockspur Island, near Tybee Island. The “monument has one of the best preserved nineteenth century masonry fortifications in the United States and is the site of a major artillery duel during the Civil War. It is surrounded by a substantial moat and saltwater marsh. In the front is a “demilune” (half-moon shaped) fortification that contained four powder magazines and passageways connecting gun emplacements.” The photographs are touched with watercolor and colored pencil. Below is green mono-print with jewelry loops sewn in with pink thread to reflect dappled water. Size 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Title refers to type of the area’s shells. This collage is influenced by a trip to Savanah with the family in early October and the signifier is the red mono-print of a shell gathered from the local beaches.    

Collage 190. “Self Portrait Darkness Series: Persephone’s Journey, dyptych, 2023. Each fall in as the days get shorter and the sun hangs lower in the sky, long shadows form under the elevated train platforms in The Bronx. Spatters of sunlight trickle down but they are few. 7.5 x 3.5 inches, my black and white photographs, cyanotype prints, colored paper, beads, mirror, colored pencil.

Collage 189. “Self Portrait Darkness Series,” 2023. Each fall in as the days get shorter and the sun hangs lower in the sky, long shadows form under the highway in Red Hook. 8.5 X 4 inches, my black and white photographs, cyanotype prints, colored paper, beads, mirror, colored pencil.

Collage 188. “Self Portrait Darkness Series,” 2023. Each fall in as the days get shorter and the sun hangs lower in the sky, long shadows form under the highway in Red Hook. 8.5 X 4 inches, my black and white photographs, cyanotype prints, colored paper, beads, mirror, colored pencil.

Collage 187. “Self Portrait Darkness Series,” 2023. I don’t sleep. In the hours, especially between 3:30 am and down, is spent watching the traffic headlights dance across my walls, then the blush of the new day filtering through the leaves of my Philodendron Giganteum 7 x 4.5 inches, my black and white photographs, cyanotype prints, colored paper, beads, mirror, colored pencil.

Collage 186. “Self Portrait Darkness Series: Persephone’s Journey, diptych, 2023. Each fall in as the days get shorter and the sun hangs lower in the sky, long shadows form under the elevated train platforms in The Bronx. Spatters of sunlight trickle down but they are few. 9 x 9 inches, my black and white photographs, cyanotype prints, colored paper, beads, mirror, colored pencil.

Collage 185, “Flatbush, 1, 2, 3, 4,” 2023. Mono-print, cyanotype, cast plastic, grommets, torn paper, mixed media, 3 x 3 inches. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 183, “Magic Bullet,” my black and white image of a hibiscus from @yewdellgardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, hand colored. Under flap my black and white photograph of a 4-H rabbit from the @KYStateFair, orange, cream and blue mono-print, three large red sequins sewn down with red thread, red painted dots, stolen image of a bee cyanotype and a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 182, “Major,” image of three stumps from @yewdellgardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, printed on red, green, yellow handmade paper, blue mono-print of purchased stencil, red paint dots. On flap cyanotype of same stump and stolen image of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages nos. 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 181, “Legerdemain,” orange mono-print, three images of a 4-H rabbits from the @KYStateFair printed on white and joss paper, brown tape, silver metallic paint dots, two earring wires connected to white string and red ribbon held by electronics clip, stolen image of three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper over pink paper sewn down with red thread. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 180, “Kerfuffle,” red dots of paint and red thread, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper, pink and orange mono-print, my black and white photograph of one of @SacSix marvelous “zen gardens.” Under-flap cyanotype of a pile of carnival beads. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 179, “Interlocking,” orange mono-print, turquoise paper mono-printed with white, green hand-made paper, red paint dots, stolen image of butterflies and three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-185 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 178, “Inevitable,” orange mono-print, pink paper, my photograph in cyanotype and black and white prints of large fern from @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, blue and silver metallic paint dots, stolen image of three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 184, “Lollygag,” my black and white photograph of Outsidepride Eryngium Rattlesnake Master flowers watercolored in green, joss papers cut into squares and sewn down with read thread, a dozen gold grommets and red paint dots, stolen image of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 177, “Harpers Ferry,” white mono-print on pink rice paper, four giant red sequins, red thread. Under flap magenta mono-print, my black and white photograph of Lion felling a bull, from a marble pediment Greek, Attic, ca. 525-500 B.C. Edwin Dickinson, “Lion,” from @METMuseum printed and cyanotyped, blue and red watercolor, silver paint dots, stolen image of three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 176, “Haram,” gold, green, silver mono-print, cyanotype of cucumber slices over printed with a lemon slice in white, my black and white photograph of Outsidepride Eryngium Rattlesnake Master flowers, black thread, stolen image of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 175, “Flummoxed,” green watercolor mono-print background, cyanotype of dried vines from the @YewDellGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, on red paper, color bar from the edge of a bag of potatoes, red paint dots, stolen images of butterflies, of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 174, “Flibbertigibbet,” bright pink paper, mono-printed with grey-blue and gold, three images of a 4-H rabbits from the @KYStateFair printed on brown paper, red paint dots, colored pencil, stolen image of three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 173, “Eschew,” orange mono-print background, cyanotype of two cucumber slices with lemon mono-print in black and gold, red and silver paint dots, pink paper hinge, stolen image of a bee printed on white and pink paper, and three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Under flap blue monoprint with graphite. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 172, “Elegy,” and black and white print of a marble sculpture of little girl holding a petunia from @SpeedArtMuseum red mono-print, green watercolor, stolen image of three bees cyanotyped on pink, white and blue paper, red thread, blue metallic dots, and two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 171, “Doohickey,” cyanotype and black and white print, hand colored, of large fern from @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, black beads, water-colored with red paint dots, red thread, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 170, “Discover,” blue mono-print of lemon slices on grey paper, silver grommets, red paint dots, cyanotype and black and white print of a marble sculpture of little girl holding a petunia from @SpeedArtMuseum , pink paper, stolen image of three burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 169, “Diamonds,” pink paper, red paint dots, found “E” letter on plastic, black watercolor, cyanotype and black and white print of a mill wheel from @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, black thread, stolen image of a two sets of three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on white paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages nos. 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 168, “Defenestration,” blue mono-print of a blue flower stencil, my photograph of a mill wheel at @YewDellBontanicalGardens , colored pencil, graphite, stolen image of a three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 167, “Constant State of Becoming,” blue mono-print background and white wild pokeweed, my black and white photograph of the same weed, gold envelope, silver and blue metallic dots, colored pencil, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 166, “Codswallop,” blue mono-print cut into squares, colored pencil, red thread, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper, blue metallic dots, graphite, my photograph of the roadway from the @TheHighline – Moynihan – Connector Bridge. Under flap – orange mono-print. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 165, “Codex,” four of my photographs of Green Lantern Tree pods, Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria oaniculata), cyanotype mono-prints of same pods, colored pencil, watercolor. Under flap golden mono-print and stolen image of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper, graphite. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 164, “Cloche,” cyanotype photograph of dried Queen Annes Lace flower, same dried flower, pink and silver mono-print, colored pencil, my black and white photograph of the traffic circle leading to the Holland Tunnel from above, blue metallic paint dot. Snapped down under flap – metallic blue mono-print, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper, red string. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 163, “Catastrophizing,” my black and white photograph of wild pokeweed from my garden printed on joss and turquoise paper, watercolor, blue metallic paint dots, graphite, chalk, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 162, “Birthday,” orange mono-print beneath cut joss paper, stolen image of a three burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper, cyanotype photogram of a dried Queen Anne’s Lace flower. Under flap – silver mono-print of same flower. Size 6x6 inches. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 161, “Carrion Comfort,” my black and white photograph of wild pokeweed from my garden printed on orange rice paper, cyanotype photogram of same weed on red, blue, and plain paper, white mono-print of same weed. Under flap – gold mono-print on orange paper of same weed, my photograph of a string of lights, blue tape, stolen image of a pair of burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 160, “Beyond Painting,” my black and white photograph of dried vines from the @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, printed on joss paper, and brown sketch paper, stolen image of a burrowing owl (signifier) printed on colored rice paper.  Size 6x6 inches. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-184 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 159, “Avel,” on front – orange, yellow, pink mono-print on grey paper, silver dots of paint, my black and white photograph of a marble sculpture of a little girl holding a petunia at the @SpeedArtMuseum . Inside - turquoise paper with white monoprint of a flower stencil, brick red monoprint, stolen image of two burrowing owls (signifier) printed on colored rice paper. Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-181 influenced by trip to Louisville.

Collage 158, “Allee,” my black and white photograph of dried vines from the @YewDellBontanicalGardens in Crestwood, Kentucky, printed on joss paper, grommets, mono-print of same vines in silver, grey and black.  Size 6x6 inches.Title is arbitrary. Collages 158-181 influenced by trip to Louisville

Collage 157. “Lachrymose.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, grommet, earring wire, my black and white photograph of the main Boston Library staircase by McKim, Meade, and White, 1887 for the new building. Lions by #Louis Saint-Gaudens , red thread, metal tag, cast black and white plastic with red beads. Cyanotype mono-print of parrot feathers, “3” stamps, watercolor and colored pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 156. “Tits-Up.” My black and white photograph of two water towers, my color photograph of #StatueOf Liberty, cyanotype mono-print of feathers, blue mono-print of “0” stamps, repeated in gold later, blue thread, gromets, colored pencil.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 155. ”Pave Over.” My black and white photograph of a water tower and cactus from #Bonaire hand colored, orange, and green mono-print, blue mono-print of chain, red beads, cyan mono-print of a Ginkgo leaf, “i” stamps, pins invested in orange plastic, grommets, red thread, watercolor.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 154. ”Nailed.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, stolen image of a # EadweardMuybridge pigeon flying from @Moma silver mono-print, pencil, “x” stamps, black and red thread, red heart button, cyanotype mono-print of a Ginkgo leaf, colored pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 153. ”Drum Line.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, and pile of coral with weeds on #Bonaire , mono-prints and cyanotype mono-prints of tubing, mirror invested in orange plastic, #7” stamps, watercolor and colored pencil.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 152. ”I know what I want.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, my color photograph of Obelisk at Blue Pan. Per the plaque on #Boniaire. “In the early days of salt trading, ships would moor outside the reef and small boats would bring the ships their salt. There were four pans each producing a different grade of salt. Later four obelisks, one orange, one red, one white and one blue, (the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) were constructed at the saltpans,” silver mono-print of fern and wind chimes, two silver stars sewn down, blue thread. cyanotype mono-print of backyard weed, metal tag, red thread. “#” stamps, pink watercolor. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 151. “Scry.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, grommets, silver wire, black mono-print, red beads, my color photograph of fountain rocks at #BrooklynBotanicalGardenm cyanotype of a bird’s next found in #Louisville, grommets, gold mono-print, red thread, blue plastic “police” tape. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 150. “Blessed.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, grommets, silver wire, my black and white photograph of verso of #RobertGould Shaw Memorial, Boston, red mono-print, butterfly stamp in black and yellow, cyanotype mono-print of a butterfly ornament, red thread, grey watercolor. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 149. ”Stalking Horse.” My black and white photograph of Gowanus Houses water tower and SoHo building, orange and brown mono-print of close pins, red beads, cyanotype of Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt) @fundagego sculpture MoMA  “o” stamps, read thread, green Bindi, red mono-print. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 148. “Tamberlane.” My black and white photograph of a #Bushwick water tower, wheat-paste flyer from #RedHook scaffold after #RoeVsWadeSupremeCourtRuling , red thread, read beads, cyanotype mono-print of a candied lemon slice on blue paper, red mono-print, grommets, “5,” stamps.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 147. ”Argos  (Ἄργος).” My black and white photograph of water towers, my black and white photograph of the Obelisk at Orange Pan. Per the plaque on #Boniaire. “In the early days of salt trading, ships would moor outside the reef and small boats would bring the ships their salt. There were four pans each producing a different grade of salt. Later four obelisks, one orange, one red, one white and one blue, (the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) were constructed at the saltpans.” Watercolor, pencil, orange mono-print safety pins, 5 safety pins, cyanotype mono-print of a safety pin, thread, China white watercolor, black granulations. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 146. ”Toothsome.” My black and white photograph of water towers, my black and white photograph of a funeral parlor in Chinatown, black and red mono-print, mirror, red thread, cyanotype mono-print of Ginkgo leaves on green paper, “Q” stamp, grommet, and green LED. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 145. ”Awesome.” My black and white photograph of a Gowanus Houses water tower, my photograph of “City of New York Water Supply Distribution. Gowanus Station,” 234 Butler Street. Façade destroyed last year, yet after “9 years of completing the new station it will be rebuilt.” We shall see. Watercolor, cyanotype mono-print of a Black-Eyed Susan, mono-print of scissors, plastic cast in gold and beads, prints of “0,” and blue thread,  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 144. ”The Big Lie.” My black and white photograph of a Gowanus Houses water tower, cyanotype mono-print of clover, my photograph of RL in Ohio at #Moundsville Ohio, purple watercolor, white and gold plastic cast, green metal admittance tag, red beads, green stitching, “?” and “&” stamps, gold momo-print of a leaf, and grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 143. “Data Sets.” My black and white photograph of water towers, my hand-colored photograph of #Bonaire cactus, cyanotype mono-print of a candy tin, brown and gold mono-print, “2” stamps, grommets, red stitching, and heart button. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 142.  “Aggregated.” My black and white photograph of a water tower, blue plastic flower tab, black string, earring wire, cyanotype mono-print of a Queen Ann Lace sewn-down, my black and white photograph of the “Watchman’s House, built by people from Rincon #Bonaire composed of limestone blocks held together and plastered on the outside by lime mortar, cast black and white plastic, golden mono-print, “1” stamps, grommets, pencil, and watercolor.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 141. ”Purveyor of Magic.” Cyanotype of the Gowanus Houses water tower, blue and grey mono-print, color photograph of traffic cone next to the #AnishKapoor work at 56 Leonard, hors d’oeuvres fork, white, red, black string sewn, cyanotype of west Harlem man-hole, Title is arbitrary.

Collage 140. ”Stats.” Cyanotype of a water tower, pink stamped mono-print, green handmade paper with gold leaf, yellow and gold mono-print, cyanotype of a ivy from my street tree, stolen image of three children gargling during the 1918 flu epidemic by #RobertDoisneau, red paper page protectors, grommets, thread. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 139. ”Quotation from Experience.” Cyanotype of a water tower, my photograph of the 50 foot tall solar salt pyramids on #Bonaire colored with watercolor and pencil, grey mono-print, stolen image of portrait of the abolitionist John Brown, grey and green mono-print, “#” stamps, cyanotype of leaf from #Bonaire, polka-dot wrapping paper. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 138. ”Ecce Homo.” Cyanotype of a water tower, pink stamped mono-print, my black and white photograph of shitennō or guardian figure, from the Kamakura period Japan at the #BrooklynMuseum underneath flap three stolen images in color print of van Gogh’s chair from #NationalGallery in London, five red beads and five labels sewn down, red and pink mono-print, cyanotype of a flower, blue plastic cast of a fern in blue sewn down. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 137. “Annie are you OK?” Cyanotype of a water-tower on a pink stamped mono-print, grey and green mono-print with dragonfly stamps, cyanotype of cilantro, my black and white photographs of the slave houses on #Boniaire part of the horrific treatment of the natives and later black slaves on the island involved in salt processing. Interesting that the island conserves this history. Various watercolor and pencil, golden granulations, grommets, orange string.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 136. ”Scirocco.” Cyanotype of a water-tower, reverse view of “Alma Mater” by #DanielChesterFrench on the steps of the #LowMemorialLibrary on the campus of #ColumbiaUniversity, golden mono-print with watercolor and colored pencil, clear button sewn down, black stitches, cyanotype of a Queen Anne’s Lace flower.  Title is arbitrary.

Collage 135. ”Birthday.” My black and white photo of a water tower, a cyanotype of a grass weed from the street, grey and green mono-print of same grasses, stamped numbers, black granulations, water colored black and white print of the piling along the #GowanusCanal viewed off the #CarrollStreetBridge all pulled out last year during the ongoing dredging, yellow handmade paper, black string, grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 134. ”Griot,” My black and white photography of a watertower, red mono-print with dragonfly stamps, four labels sewn down. My black and white photograph of a crushed can in #Boniaire over a cyanotype of a fastener found on the beach. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 133. ”Would Be.” My black and white photograph of a double water tower on Rivington Street held with grommets and twine. Grey mono-print with pink pencils, cyanotype on pink paper, my photograph of the work of street artist @SacSix #urbanzengarden which always make me smile. Hidden behind is a map of 
Brooklyn and a blue mono print, button grommets and watercolor. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 132. ”Plank.” My black and white photograph of a double water tower on Rivington Street, black string, blue, green, yellow mono-print with number stamps, my photograph of North West Coast god house post, cyanotype of a ginkgo leaf, five safety pins, watercolor, colored pencil, number stamps. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 131. ”Scry.” My black and white photograph of the decaying water tower across the Carroll Street bridge over the #GowanusCanal now gone, pink and blue monotypes with sparkles, bindy-dots, a cyanotype of barbed wire from 9th Street, blue string. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 130. ”Stalking Horse.” My black and white photograph of a water tower on Rivington Street, red mono-print with dragonfly stamps, cyanotype of clovers, my black and white photograph of the parched eastern shore of #Bonaire , a circle of twine sewn down with black thread, miniature butter knife, grommets. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 128. ”De-skilling.” Black and white print of my photograph of Gowanus Houses water towers , grey mono-print, grommets, green paint and polymer medium, plastic cast of a fern, yellow mono print, cyanotype of string, my photograph of a sculpture on the portal of #StJohnDivine Title is arbitrary.

Collage 129. ”Eyeteeth.” Black and white print of my photograph of Gowanus Houses water towers, jewelry chain, seed pod from #Bonaire , green, blue, yellow mono-print, cyanotype from flowers in #Bonaire , sewn flower buttons, green and white dry pigment with polymer medium, grommets, pencil. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 127. “Hysterical.” Cyanotype of a my photograph of a water-tower held by magenta caution tape, pink mono-print of large bubble wrap with green floral stamps, green metal tab for admittance to a music venue long destroyed by Covid. Three of my views of the “Angel of the Waters” by #EmmaStebbins at the Bethesda Terrace, grommets, red button blank. Title is arbitrary.

Collage 126. “Tress.” Black and white prints of my photograph of a water-tower, grey, slate, blue cyanotype mono-print, buttons - blue and white, detail from @JeanDubuffet, “Jean Paulhan,” 1946, cyanotype of Mexican votives, snippet of blue mono-print at bottom. Title is arbitrary.