"she always knew" collage on photopaper, ink, acrylic paint and vintage paper. 6 x 4 inches. Portrait of Mary C. Leto. Things that are pertinent: pieces of wallpaper, parts of books, library stamps, wooden letters, 40s cross stitch, hollander beater,  and...

  "just one push", acrylic on photopaper, 2.25 x 2.25 inches "it was an accident", acrylic on photopaper, 2.25 x 2.25 inchesSee more paintings in this series on flickr.

 "she always knew" (detail), acrylic on photopaper, 6 x 4 inches This piece is not yet finished. I would like to do some collage with it. Things that have some meaning for us. This will take some thought.

 "they left the dust bowl behind", acrylic on photopaper, 2.25 x 2.25 inches"she dreamed of being in a movie one day", acrylic on photopaper, 2.25 x 2.25 inchesSee more paintings in this series on flickr.

"Over Cs" collage on cardboard, ink, acrylic paint and vintage paper. 7 3/4 x 5 inches.I found some wonderful manuals from an Italian correspondence school that serve as my background and inspiration to this latest collage and painting. An old map of Rome, an Italian...

accordion book, collage on paper with colored pencil, 6 x 6 inches23 Sandy Gallery in Portland is exhibiting Uncommon Threads: The Handicrafts in Book Arts from September 23 through October 29. The call for entries is open until this Saturday. As the name indicates...

portrait of eleanor, 3 x 3 inches, arcrylic on photo paperThis is Eleanor. She is my friend Anne's daughter. Sometimes we have coffee together on Sunday mornings, not Eleanor, she usually has juice or milk. Eleanor says my name quite emphatically "Hi Pat!" with the...

Back in April I was bitten by an urge to create a tiny book in a typewriter ribbon tin. I just couldn't stop there because I loved the feel of these vintage containers, and they are small and manageable and somewhat mysterious to me. They have a history too, where...

"money matters", acrylic on photopaperAnother set of paintings in the tiny art collection of books due to launch on July 21st will include replicas of these little acrylic paintings that I did by copying vintage photos, reprinting them on photo paper to the desired...

King's Bridge, water color and pen on paper, 3x3 inch. Tiny art in tiny packaging. I am working on a new series of book projects launching July 21st that will include these little water-colored sketches of life in the Bronx from the late 17th century. This is one of...

Received a piece of mail art from i'm a super hero and made this in reply.old knitting instructions, children's book pages, jam label and stencil, collage on paint swatch, "red wild cherry"And then in a 4x4 collaboration with 3 other IUOMA artists, Imelda Wubben,...

envelopeThis is my entry for the corresponding Seoul, Korea SECREt eXCHANGE, organized by the artist Terry Reid. secretAnother major exhibition that involves cultural exchanges “Tell Me Tell Me: Korean and Australian Art 1976-2011” will travel to the National Museum...