When Spring Finds You

When Spring Finds YouElissa grew up and currently lives in New England, and the region's lush landscapes and changing seasons have made a lasting impact on her work, content, compositions, and color choices. Her current work centers on constructing layered, dimensional collages in response to the motifs and palette of the natural world. She meticulously hand cuts, paints, and layers archival papers to create depth and movement within her compositions, inviting an

There is too much and yet

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faces a beaver marsh where wildlife abounds

Multi geometric shapes featuring bezel settings clear cubic zircon stones forming a gorgeous delicate dangling earrings

Tombow has a rich history of producing high-quality products

turmeric oleorecin (color)

and each painting is an exercise in building a unique context of color

an art book publishing company called Gasbook moved into the former Velbon tripod factory in our neighborhood

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She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Working in many mediums she pulls inspiration from the natural and imagined world

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