In addition to working as a freelance and fiction writer, I am also an artist. I have worked in many mediums over the years, include upcycled fashion, mixed-media, and watercolor, but my current passion is collage. If I can cut it and glue it, I’ll use it in my art. I’ve also begun experimenting with graphic design and digital collage, mostly on Canva. The different mediums suit the needs of different clients and projects. This is a selection of work I’ve created for clients and links to the stories and books my images accompanied. Contact me for information about commissions.


Taking Apart the Mansion

by Amy DeBellis

Sometimes I keep stuff sitting around on my desk knowing that one day the perfect opportunity will come along for me to use them in a collage. Scraps of paper, a ribbon off of a package, or in this case, dried out daffodils.


The Details Will Be Gone Soon

by Jeremy Jusek

I went back to collage for the cover of this prize-winning poetry collection. I used illustrations from a book about embroidery, vintage magazines, images from a calendar, and nature books to get the right composition. It’s one of my favorites to date.


FERSACE

by Nicole Tallman

Nicole had a very specific set of requests for her cover, including “Miami colors”, something about antlers, and a riff on the Versace logo. After a few iterations, we’re both really happy with what we ended up with. (Available 11/11/23)


Image of book cover

Butterflies Over Flame

by Aura Martin

I love how the cover for this poetry collection came out. It’s all done digitally, based on some suggestions from the author regarding her vision. It’s available for pre-order now at ELJ Editions. Click on the title above to go directly to the book page.


The Shy Girl

by Jan Stinchcomb

Published by Flash Frog


Header for One Wild Ride website.

One Wild Ride

The project founder, Kristina Saccone, asked for imagery of vintage fairs and amusement parks to evoke the up and down experience of caring for our parents as they age. I used a selection of modern photos and scanned the final collage into a graphic design program to apply filters. I love how it turned out!


Fern

by Eli Slover

Published by Mayday Magazine


Collage of snake sitting at a dining table with background of an evergreen forest.

Mr. Z

by Grzegorz Wróblewski

Published by Mayday Magazine



Package Holiday: Monastir, All Inclusive

by Kathryn Aldridge-Morris

Published by Flash Frog




Cuffing Season

by Michaella Thornton

Published by Complete Sentence
Nominated by Complete Sentence for “Best of the Net in the art category!


I Never Do This

by Aaron Burch

Published by Rejection Letters



Collage of a house at night with owls in the window looking out, moths flying around the light on the outside of the house.

Still Life

by Edie Meade

Published by Acropolis Journal


Collage art for book by Becca Yenser

Bang the Dream: Stories

by Becca Yenser

Becca asked for collage that included references to imagery from the book. Most of the action of the stories included happen in or around Albuquerque, so the map was my first thought. Colored pencils add color to a black and white medical illustration of a heart.

Order Bang the Dream by clicking the title above, or grab the digital copy from Selcouth Station Press here.


Cover art for Marvelous Verses poetry anthology

Marvelous Verses

edited by Jared Beloff

I was thrilled to be asked to create four pieces for this anthology of poetry inspired by the Marvel Universe. This terrific cover was created by Derek Mainhart, but you can see an example of my work on my blog here.


Collage made of headless torsos and lower bodies of two men, one holding a wedding photo, both standing next to a green vintage stove with a turkey cooking inside.

Turkey

by Kevin Brennan

Published by Fictive Dream


Collage of vintage images of food topped with a child's bed with a pink bedspread

Treacle Pudding with a Side of Gravy

by Eleonora Balsano

Published by Fictive Dream


Paper collage illustration for story by Steve Cushman titled My Mother's Bologna Sandwich.

My Mother’s Bologna Sandwich

by Steve Cushman

Published by Fictive Dream


Cut paper collage of food and a tv with an image of The Tiger King on its screen.

Dear Pandemic Pounds

by Francine Witte

Published by Fictive Dream


analog collage of an image of a reclining woman's nude back and buttocks, with illustrations of two white-tail deer superimposed onto a red and orange sunset

The Stripper

by Candace Hutsuyker

Published by Flash Frog


analog collage using vintage images cut from magazines and a vintage black and white photo of a lake. The man in the photo is surrounded by red carnations.

A Cherry-Scented Cigar

by Sara Dobbie

Published by Flash Frog


analog collage made of paper featuring circles of orange and gold, an orange toilet seat, a t.v. with a picture of a monkey, and two glasses of orange juice

Miss Darling

by Sarah Priscus

Published by Flash Frog


analog collage made of paper featuring ants, a vintage 70s dining room set and a flannel shirt sitting in one chair.

Stay

by Sara Freligh

Published by Flash Frog