Nothing is cheap on the American diet. Yes, groceries cost a fortune, but look closer. Diet is everything a country consumes: the food, the news, the ads, the outrage, the entertainment. It only looked cheap at the register because the real cost got moved somewhere else, onto the environment, onto

This was originally supposed to be a one-page collage, but halfway through I realized the pieces needed more room to interact. So I dug the background out of the trash and made a matching second half. I even glued it on upside down, then swapped the pieces’ sides so the holes alternated. Trusting m

Sometimes pieces know where they belong before you do. The woman on this page was meant for a different collage, but after letting the brush page sit for a few days, she found her home here. I lined up the bristles with the lines in the background and angled the brush so it all looks seamless. This

A sweet porch portrait with a not-so-sweet view. Bats, a full moon, two jack-o’-lanterns, and a yard full of bones. So much fun to make 🎃🦇 Are you dressing up this year? Lmk in the comments! #halloween #halloweenart #spookyseason #collageart #creativity

When curiosity flourishes, beauty begins turning darkness into light. Asking questions and staying curious is how we seek the truth, and the truth is the light that guides us through the dark. Every question you follow is a step down the path toward becoming more fully yourself. #truth #curio

He gave up on the hunt for treasure and kept the real prize: a loyal parrot, a quiet shore, and his sanity. 🦜 #collageart #creativity #pirates #artwork #parrots

The contrast between rigid machinery and loud, bold color was the whole fun of this one. Cut and layered from old magazine pages. #collageart #creativejournaling #artwork #magazines #industrial

This one is a visual metaphor. She's turning the dial, trying to find his frequency, and all that comes through is static. Sometimes closeness isn't the same as being tuned in. #collageart #visualstorytelling #artwork #vintagestyle #retroaesthetic

A polished dinner date from a 1962 Pall Mall ad, a giant water slide from Nat Geo, and a table of fruit that stole the show. Life whirls on while they carry on their conversation. #creativity #vintagestyle #retro #artwork #collageart

A postcard, a daydream, or a mirage. Warm palette, red flower paper turned into dunes, and a locket glowing behind her like a setting sun. #creative #collageart #retro #artwork #desert

Mini journal page, and accidental part 2. The kids saw the disaster. The parents are still smiling and driving straight into it. Go check out the last page if you missed it! #art #creativity #collageart #vintage #retro

Not the disaster itself, just the moment of turning to see it. Toys still in hand, two kids turn to watch the sky blaze while a giant moth looks on. Clippings from old Nat Geo’s, and set to the sweetest soundtrack for the end of the world. #collageart #retro #apocalypse #creativity #min

My first attempt at an abstract landscape, and I'm thrilled with it. Burnt umber, cadmium yellow, and ultramarine moved around with a scraper, lots of sprayed water, and a lot of tilting and blotting. Those little pink specks in the sky weren't planned. They transferred from a piece on the

The balancing act of modern survival, arms out, one careful step at a time, above scale and chaos too enormous to fully take in. And somehow, it often still feels like some kind of performance. #creativity #collageart #artwork #papercrafting #creativeprocess

This one felt different to make, less about color leading the way, more about the story hiding inside the collage. Life magazine and Popular Mechanics pages came together into this strange, almost cinematic control room scene, a man watching over dials and levers, someone else moving through a scen

Started with collaged blueprint elements from old Popular Mechanics pages, then used a dip pen and ink to draw in the linework and design. Added a sepia and blue watercolor wash for the background, with pockets of yellow and purple, even filling in some of the blueprint's own lines with purple

This one started with a sepia watercolor base, then layered yellow, pink, and red to build up that aged, archival kind of depth. Sealed it with cold wax, then added yellow, orange, and red oil pastel in spots that matched the colors already there. A little light brown in the center, and bright blue