The soft mauve handmade paper, an unusual color choice for me, perfectly complements the tans of the old books, tying in the texture of the monoprint scrap.

Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
From my Collage365 project
Base layer for keep him in, from the 2014: Placeholders series

History

Exhibited at Windermere in Edmonds, July/August 2016
Original handmade collage on 8″x8″ panel: private collection