Julianna Aparicio-Curtis

Garden Notes Julianna Aparicio-Curtis

Mixed Media Collage on Canvas 24" x 12" $675

Collage was one of my first introductions to art. As a child in school we were encouraged to cut and glue and make something unique on construction paper. It was instant love! I was inspired to create this mixed-media collage as I looked out my front window at our exquisite 60-year-old magnolia tree and its raised and exposed root system. I imagined the ecosystem thriving in the roots, moss and insects; the interaction of a community, and how they have a symbiotic relationship. I envisioned signals traveling through the root system as musical notes and feeding a lush flower garden with nutrients like an evocative language of song. It’s my childlike fantasy of a fairy garden of Middle Earth. This piece has several different media including acrylic paint, paper, textiles, pastels, colored pencil, pen, plaster, and assemblage pieces. Contact information for this artist can be found on page 86. 6