LOVERS IN WINTER: KRISHNA & RADHA 

Baramasa in India were illustrations of the twelve months of the year viewed through the activities of idealized lovers. Two lovers, personified as Radha and Krishna, were plucked from a painting representing the winter month of Aghan (November-December) for my collage. Much like photography, collage allows me to be an observer in my own process - of creation, of life. I use images to which I am drawn, including photographs I shot years ago. I love seeing photographic elements from my past sharing space with pictures from my present life; my trip to Japan 3 years ago is intentionally mixed up with the beautiful moth that appeared last week in front of my home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Time and experiences are compressed so that the present takes center stage. This collage was created to be 10x10 in. and prints well on metallic photo paper by a professional printing company online.