Collage “Honey Grows Everywhere I” by Marcia Gomes 2009

This is one of two artworks from a book Marcia made of small collages, inspired by Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium Album. Here is a study about poems in many layers trying to meet the abstract feeling of the universe. Gomez’ mixed media collages are focused around rare and hand-made paper derived from vegetables, fruits and leaves from all corners of the world. She manipulates the character of these papers through layering and juxtaposition to transform their textures and opacities, creating a harmony of abstract shapes in a composition that hides the nature of the original raw material. Her compositions provide a meditation on the mystery of the synthesis.

About Marcia Gomes and her Artwork

Marcia Gomes’ works are focused around rare and hand-made paper derived from vegetables, fruits and leaves from all corners of the world. Born in Brazil and she manipulates the character of these papers through layering and juxtaposition to transform their textures and opacities, creating a harmony of abstract shapes in composition that hide the nature of the original raw material. Her compositions provide a meditation on the mystery of the synthesis.