I make original collages by hand using scissors, glue, and a willingness to follow what found images want to say and how they choose to play together. I listen and glue when the tension feels right. I’d like to say everything I do is deliberate, but my pieces are often full of surprises I just didn’t argue with because they clearly knew something I did not. I’m interested in these moments when control loosens enough for something better to slip through, in art and in life. And I’m learning to trust it. My aim is to repurpose familiar imagery to explore contemporary concerns, turning nostalgic materials into visual narratives that feel current, personal, and sometimes a little irreverent.

~ LRS