The Idea
My collages are depictions of what we all take for granted —
houses, rooms and their contents. Viewing these scenes evokes
memories and fantasies of what we know about houses and
rooms, and these memories and fantasies become incorporated in
our experience of the work. Some things are exactly what they
appear to be, some things are not. These dwellings, their settings
and contents, reveal the layers of mystery surrounding the lives
of all of us. I use found materials placed in new contexts to ask
questions about appearances and reality and to stimulate our
imaginations about new possibilities.
The Process
Mary Welsh’s collages are made of found materials from art
magazines, art books, calendars and end papers which are glued
with acid free acrylic medium on birch or mahogany plywood
panels that have been prepared with acrylic gesso. The work is
sealed with several coats of clear acrylic varnish. The frame
moldings are of a custom design manufactured exclusively for
these works and each frame is hand-painted with acrylics in
patterns and colors suited to the particular collage. The back of
each work is sealed and the front is protected with ultravioletfiltering
plexiglass.
La Vie en Rose
collage on panel
28"x 34" (including frame)
Shall We Dance?
collage on panel
25"x 25" (including frame)
Summer Light I
collage on panel
28"x 34" (including frame)
Summer Light II
collage on panel
32"x 26" (including frame)
A Room with View
collage on panel
25"x 25" (including frame)
Hardscrabble Farm
collage on panel
28"x 34" (including frame)
All Images © Mary
Welsh
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