Recycled paper relief on wood board.
Paper tubes rolled from magazine pages and assembled on cardboard to create levels of relief.

The diversity and beauty of mingled ethnic groups in Brazil inspired the series Ethnicities in 2021 during an art residency in Sao Paulo. Face #6, Yorgey, represents Greek-British descendants. I continue depicting different ethnic groups from Brazil and the US, working, in 2024, on Face #17.
The relief is composed of eight layers and the colors come from the selection of magazine pages without acrylic or oil paint. I started using recycled paper as a form of expression in 2005 when I immigrated to the US. With little money to buy supplies, I chose the piles of paper stuffed into mailboxes daily, as my way of creating art. That satisfied my need to find fulfillment in creating meanings rather than owning disposables. Using an endless supply of trash, I can spread awareness while contributing to saving the earth’s resources with my art and lifestyle.