Vivienne Strauss's Blog

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Shapeshiftercollage on paper

Live free or die. (New Hampshire)9x12" collage on paper with paint
Made in Oregon. (Oregon)9x12" collage on paper with paint

Every bunny loves a flower bed.embroidery on linen blend

Don't get carried away.aka The raven's wife

He was both old fashioned and provincialoriginal collage

from a distance, a sign that I read as "Mice Paint" turned out to be "Nice Paint" when I got closer -original illustration on paper

Often I find, that things I misread are generally more interesting oramusing than the actual words.11x17.5" embroidered linen

The medium is the message.akaTorn apart by the media.collage on paper with stitching

I've started creating bird collages for each of the 50 states-only using the official state choices as a jumping off place,how boring it would be to adhere strictly to the rules!
Yellow hammerAlabama
Living the high life in WisconsinWisconsin