Susan Akers-Smith Studio
Each collage piece starts with a layer of paint and successive layers of paper, fiber paste, ink and marker are added until I achieve a look I am satisfied with. The papers I use are hand painted on junk mail or collected from magazines, old books, maps, tea bag tags, fortune cookies, sheet music or just about any other paper that catches my eye. I find myself picking up pieces of paper, labels, tags, receipts wherever I am. My favorites are vintage letters or postage stamps. The history they carry with them is special.
**SOLD* *Red Umbrella
Mixed Media collage on a 20'x24"x2" gallery wrapped canvas
Urban Sunflowers
Paper collage on a gallery wrapped canvas.
20 x 16 x 1.5
20 x 16 x 1.5
Red Bicycle
Mixed media collage on a 24" x 20" x 2" gallery wrapped canvas
Red Poppies
paper collage on a 10 x 10 x 1.5 gallery wrapped canvas
Goldfinch Glimmer
paper collage on a 10 x 10 x 1.5 gallery wrapped canvas
Chickadee Chatter
8 x 8 x 1.5 paper collage on a birch wood art panel.
Mukilteo
Inspired by my walks on the beach at Mukilteo.
20"x24"x1.5" paper collage on a birch art panel.
20"x24"x1.5" paper collage on a birch art panel.
Violet&Friend
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pageso and acrylic paint on 14” x 14” x 1.5” wood art panel.
Oliver Print
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pageso and acrylic paint on 14” x 14” x 1.5” wood art panel.
**SOLD**Nigel
Sheep with red bell
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 14" x 14" x 2" wood art panel.
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 14" x 14" x 2" wood art panel.
Goat Yoga?
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paint on a 14”x 14” x 1.5” wood art panel.
Milo
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 22" x 10" x 2" wood art panel.
**SOLD** Be Heard
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pageso and acrylic paint on 14” x 14” x 1.5” wood art panel.
Honu
Made from hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paint on a 14” x 14” x 1.5” wood art panel.
Roxanne
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 22" x 10" x 2" wood art panel.
The Huntress
Hand painted papers, gold leaf and misc. ephemera on a 10" x 22" x 1.5" wood art panel.
*SOLD* Mountain Goat
20"x10"x1.5" paper collage made from ticket stubs on a birch art panel.
The Messenger
Recycled magazine pages and misc. ephmera on an 8"x8"x1" wood art panel.
Tiny Garden - Sunflower
My inspiration comes from my ever changing garden. I created a series that I call Tiny Gardens. Each piece is a view into my garden. They look great as a collection and also alone as a bright pop of color.
This original collaged piece depicts a sunflower in rich warm colors. It is banded in a rusty red.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
This original collaged piece depicts a sunflower in rich warm colors. It is banded in a rusty red.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
**SOLD**Tiny Garden - Frog
My inspiration comes from my ever changing garden. I created a series that I call Tiny Gardens. Each piece is a view into my garden. They look great as a collection and also alone as a bright pop of color.
This original collaged piece depicts a tree frog snoozing in the Clematis. It is banded in a rich olive green.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
This original collaged piece depicts a tree frog snoozing in the Clematis. It is banded in a rich olive green.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
*SOLD* Tiny Garden - Bee
My inspiration comes from my ever changing garden. I created a series that I call Tiny Gardens. Each piece is a view into my garden. They look great as a collection and also alone as a bright pop of color.
This original collaged piece depicts a bee on a honey colored background. It is banded in blue.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
This original collaged piece depicts a bee on a honey colored background. It is banded in blue.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
**SOLD**Tiny Garden - Poppies
My inspiration comes from my ever changing garden. I created a series that I call Tiny Gardens. Each piece is a view into my garden. They look great as a collection and also alone as a bright pop of color.
This original collaged piece depicts poppies in bright red. It is banded in a poppy red.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
This original collaged piece depicts poppies in bright red. It is banded in a poppy red.
Made with hand painted paper, recycled magazine pages and acrylic paints on a wood art panel.
Finished pieces measure 5" x 5" x 2".
Nest
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 8" x 8" x 1.5" wood art panel.
*SOLD* Wood Thrush on a Service Berry branch
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 8" x 8" x 1.5" wood art panel.
*SOLD* Goldfinch
Hand painted papers, recycled magazine pages and misc ephemera on an 8" x 8" x 1.5" wood art panel.