Breakwater T-Shirt

: In this series I am playing with different scales of pattern, contrasting small dots, strips, or type, with larger motifs and solid colors. It’s sort of like piecing fabrics for quilts. I paint all the papers, then cut, tear, arrange, glue, and paint some more. Fun!

Jane Davies is a full time artist working in collage, painting, and encaustics. She offers workshops at her studio and nationwide, focusing on helping people to find a personal and playful approach to creating. Beginning as a potter in the early nineties, Davies gradually transitioned into freelance art, using painting and collage as her medium. For the past several years she has put most of her efforts towards teaching, writing, and having fun making art. She is the author of three books on collage and mixed media, one on ceramics, and has one DVD on painting and collage techniques.