Finally.. gentle readers... all the work has reached the Gallerie and I have it loaded in the shop 142 Bis Gallerie for pre sale.. I chose to call the show EXCAVATIONS because I noticed that I had been doing a lot of collage in my art journals.. layering the torn pieces, chewing on relationship issues and stressful events... metaphorically digging by ripping and tearing.. to find out what was really at the crux of the matters.. As If, Mixed Media Collage, 5 x 7 Caterina Giglio I used mono prints and painted papers.. old book pages and antique ephemera.. Detail from A Bridge Too Far, Mixed Media Collage, Caterina Giglio it took me a year and a half to work on this collection from my Ripped and Torn Series.. A Bridge Too Far, Mixed Media Collage, 12 x 12, Caterina Giglio and just now... I feel as though I might have a bit of understanding about the process.. Caterina Giglio, Two Sides Of The Same Story, 12 x 12 Mixed Media Collage But there is still so much to learn.. I feel quite humbled by the experience Detail from Natural Remedy, Caterina Giglio Caterina Giglio, Natural Remedy, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 10 EXCAVATIONS Excavations is an attempt to rip through the layers and sort out the truths... The center always reveals what has been hiding there all along.. As I rip, tear and study, the dimension of the relationship comes clearly into focus.. and I am always reminded that harmony and congruence is born from chaos. Detail from Moonlight, Mixed Media Collage, Caterina Giglio Caterina Giglio, Moonlight, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8 and I have lots of new ideas about paper manipulation... Caterina Giglio, The Story Teller, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8 But when I land back to the studio.. methinks I am headed back to some painting.. Caterina Giglio, Compensation, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8 Caterina Giglio, Light Through The Forest, Mixed Media Collage, 8 x 8 This collection took far longer than even portraits.. Detail from The Distance To Harmony, Caterina Giglio, Mixed Media Collage There was so much to understand.. not just about the application.. the paper and the products.. Caterina Giglio, The Distance To Harmony, Mixed Media Collage, 11x 14 but my emotional process as I worked on each piece of art.. Caterina Giglio, The Origin Of Hope, Mixed Media Collage, 11 x 14 Detail from Origin Of Hope, Caterina Giglio coming to terms in my own heart.. and moving forward in peace.. The Gallerie site lists the prices and details.. as well as a detail of each piece.. and as always, I am so very thankful for each one of you.. xox