8x6" Mixed Media on Paper
10x8x1" Wood Frame (Black)
Medium & Technique:
Mixed-media work combining drawing with paper collage. The figure is rendered with the bold, high-contrast lines typical of screen printing or woodblock printing, while the background is built from torn and layered paper fragments — a collage technique giving the work rich physical texture.
Subject — The Figure:
A powerful, brooding figure dominates the composition — cloaked in deep black, evoking a shaman, warrior elder, or mythological being. The face is rendered with angular, mask-like features in warm salmon and rust tones against stark black. The figure grips a decorated ceremonial staff in their left hand, topped with a small carved totem-like penguin.
Chest & Garment:
The figure's chest area bursts open with vivid swirling patterns in cobalt blue, orange, white, and red — reminiscent of Indigenous textile or body art motifs, with circular, spiral, and organic forms.
Background:
A dynamic collage mosaic of torn paper pieces in blues, purples, lavender, burgundy, and earth tones fills the background, creating depth and energy around the figure. Small symbolic marks — circles, crosses, and dots — are scattered throughout.
Overall Mood:
The work carries a strong spiritual, ceremonial, and mythological presence — simultaneously ancient and contemporary in feeling.
