Paper paintings

Elizabeth St Hilaire Nelson makes paper, paints it, rips it up…and then she creates fabulous collages with the tiny pieces which she mixes with found paper pieces!  My friend Shirley in Oz wrote to me about her and shared the link, and I’m so glad she did.

Besides creating these wonderful collages, Elizabeth keeps a blog, has a time lapse video of one of her collages in progress, and has also found time to compile several books featuring her finished work.

Elizabeth writes:

My technique has evolved and changed as a result of experimentation with hand-painted, hand-made, and found papers, maps, magazines, Scrabble tiles and memorabilia. I draw inspiration from potential collage materials that I come across in my day-to-day; chopstick wrappers, tea-bag tags and the kids’ homework included!