LittlePiecesofArt's Profile

Bio

I am a self-taught mixed media artist living with my family in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Art has been my lifelong obsession. It is what keeps me grounded and happy. After many artistic endeavors I find myself here today and I only hope to continue evolving.

My art grew from photos of family relatives I acquired. Inspired, I wanted to tell their stories. Armed with a shared family history, I began down the path I am on today.

I have moved from my family collection to discarded photographs of individuals discovered at estate sales and antique stores who have now found their place in my art. Not given the privilege of learning their history, I have built a fictional story through layers of paint, ephemera, and many mediums, to breath life back into these individuals whose photographic records have been misplaced or forgotten.

My collage paintings have earned me the privilege to be published in a popular mixed media publication, an award for "Best 2-d Artist" at West Des Moines, Iowa's Valley Junction Art Market, an honorable mention award from the
Des Moines Women’s Club Annual Art exhibition 2008, and the winning prize of a CD cover art contest for an up and coming local band.

Visit my website at: www.littlepiecesofart.com
e-mail me at: brandie [!at] littlepiecesofart.com

Female, Born on September 3

Favorite Materials

clayboard, acrylic, paint, walnut, ink, photos, ephemera, graphite, gesso, watercolor, paper, canvas