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Abstract collage made from papers worth keeping.

For collectors who notice the small details.

Each piece is built from vintage ephemera and printed with antique wooden type on a century-old letterpress — layered until the history of the materials becomes something entirely new.

Original work, made in Rhode Island.

A person's hand placing a white card or small paper onto a dark blue surface with white lettering or designs, in a room with blurred background lights.

These papers came from a collection of vintage books. Handwritten entries about people long gone, decisions made in fountain pen, margins filled with small calculations. Now they live in new compositions.

Vintage paper, wooden type, and a proof press in a basement studio in Rhode Island.

Paper, Type & Collage is a free guide to what I collect, how I print, and how those prints become abstract collage.

The materials behind the work

Featured In

Luxe

Rhode Island Monthly

Contemporary Collage Magazine

Uppercase

Canadian House & Home

Pressing Matters

Collage and Letterpress Printing

Online Classes

A layered collection of vintage paper, including a partially visible sheet with decorative text and illustrations, a sheet with black ornate floral design, and a textured, aged paper with handwritten notes.
Scraps: A Tiny Collage Practice

This self-paced online course teaches you to make small sketchbook collages—not as a one-time project, but as a lasting habit. Using scraps from your studio floor, printing projects, bookstores, and estate sales, you'll create beautiful work that will influence your studio practice.

A collage of torn pieces of paper with partially visible black and white text, some sections overlapping, creating a layered abstract composition.
Inspired: Abstract Collage with Vintage Magazines

Learn how to look closely at contemporary art and use that knowledge to create abstract collages using vintage magazines.

Close-up of an illustrated American flag with red and white stripes and a blue canton with a portion of a white star.
Impressed: Printmaking and Collage

This course teaches you non-traditional letterpress printing and abstract collage from the ground up. You'll learn to source vintage materials, create typography-inspired prints with gelli plates and stencils, and scale your work from small studies to finished pieces on prepared panels. Everything is designed to be accessible—no expensive press required.