Our newest exhibition is now in the lower gallery, Colleen Foye Bollen’s creative and inspired collages.
The Pacific Northwest’s lush green landscape nourishes my creativity. Its beautiful grey skies and rainy weather give me ample opportunity to dive inward and explore my interior landscape. Magical moments occur when I shift my perspective and catch glimpses of everyday scenes from a different angle. This altered viewpoint influences all my artist endeavors – collage, photography, and writing.
The process of creating collages is as multi-layered as the collage itself. For me, the alchemy of collaging begins with an image that often slips into my consciousness through dreams or during mediation. The final product may have no visible similarity to the original subject. Instead, it captures the desired essence/quality I am striving to achieve. Many of my collages represent snapshots of an emotional state or perspective.