Once It Was Empty

I created this collage for the International Collage Exchange.

It is yet another exploration of my iris.

There is something so captivating about this flower.

I remember the day I carved it. I placed the piece of linoleum in the sun for about 30 minutes. When I started to carve the sun had made the surface soft. The lines were seamless.

For this collage, I concentrated on color, texture, and form.

The background is several layers of acrylic paint. The found papers are layered based on their color and texture rather than any context. The paper that adds the title, Once It Was Empty, was selected for it's graphic nature.