see the good Mixed media is whenever you use more than one medium: i.e. watercolor and pencil, or charcoal and Indian ink, but to me it mostly means collage, gluing on scraps of paper or other materials to a background surface. How grateful I am to ol' Picasso and Braque for coming up with the notion of collage back in 1913 or so!

I have been making collages since I can remember. There is nothing so satisfying as moving around bits of paper and seeing them - click! - into the perfect place for me. Lately I have been using monoprints (also called monotypes, unique one-of-a-kind hand-printed images) as the backgrounds for my collages. Doing the monoprints is inspired play, and later adding the collage elements is just more fun! Many of my collages have handwritten sayings or quotes enhancing them.

In anticipation of the THREE FOOT SQUARE exhibit at the Center for Spiritual Living Morristown which I shared with Penny Wise, I created five new mixed media pieces, this time on large-format canvases. The show also includes two slightly smaller pieces. Images shown below. Read the article from The Daily Record 8/6/10 by Bill Nutt.

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Love is All is Love
Mixed media on canvas
36x36 - $900

© Gail Mardfin

The Purpose of Life is Joy
Mixed media on canvas
36x36 - $900

© Gail Mardfin

Growing Plant I - Honor the Divine...
Mixed media on canvas
36x36 - $900

© Gail Mardfin

Growing Plant II - No matter how good it gets...
Mixed media on canvas
36x36 - $900

© Gail Mardfin
Float in the ocean of Spirit's Love...
Mixed media on canvas
36x36 - $900

© Gail Mardfin

The Divine Idea is one of Freedom
Mixed media on canvas
20x20 - $
375
© Gail Mardfin

Be silent and your Heart will sing
Mixed media on canvas
20x20 - $375
SOLD
© Gail Mardfin



Impermanence is the nature of the human condition -- The Buddha
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
12x16 - $150
SOLD
© Gail Mardfin

Experience Anticipation
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ red mat
12x16 - $150

© Gail Mardfin

Creator. Created. Lover. Beloved. I AM.
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ red mat
24x18 - $240

© Gail Mardfin

It's all happening perfectly
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ green mat
16x12 - $150
SOLD
© Gail Mardfin

There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand. - Richard Bach, Illusions
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
12x12 - $140
SOLD
© Gail Mardfin
Life is supposed to be fun!
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ red mat
14x12 - $120
© Gail Mardfin
Life is just a big game of Playing House!
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ red mat
14x12 - $120
© Gail Mardfin
I want to be like water...
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Mounted on bluegray matboard in black metal frame
24x18 - $175 or $300/pair
© Gail Mardfin
...Flowing down the river
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Mounted on bluegray matboard in black metal frame
24x18 - $175 or $300/pair
© Gail Mardfin

Window Ivy I
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
Black wood frame w/ white mat
16x14 - $130
© Gail Mardfin

Ask and listen. What would Love do?
Monoprint with collage & mixed media
18x14 - $150
SOLD
© Gail Mardfin
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