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Undertow | Collage in Paintings by Susan Smereka. Item composed of paper in contemporary or modern style
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Susan Smereka

Undertow - Paintings

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Handmade

Woman Owned

Reclaimed Materials

Recycled Materials

Upcycled Product

Made In USA

DimensionsWeight
16H x 12W in
40.64H x 30.48W cm
0.45 kg
1 lb

I do my collaging with a sewing machine. In this new work, the concept of family and family dynamics guides my work. I am interested in how we are connected, how we are individuals, and how together and apart we are something beyond the self. I use old and new artworks, found objects, and sometimes family letters. I repurpose them; cut them up, sew them together, giving them new life - much like the way a family changes over time.

This collage is on paper that is 16h x 12w" and the image is 12 x 8".
Frame 16.5h x 12.5w”

Original Created:2022

Subjects: Abstract

Materials: Paper Thread Ink

Styles: AbstractFine ArtModern

Mediums: Paper Printmaking Monotype Sewing

Collage: Paper on Paper

Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size: 31.7 W x 41.9 H x 2.5 D cm

Frame: Brown

Ready to Hang: Yes

Packaging: Ships in a Box

Item Undertow
Created by Susan Smereka
As seen in Creator's Studio, Burlington, VT
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Susan Smereka
Meet the Creator
Wescover creator since 2023
I like to challenge traditional ways of working and adhering to a singular media. I use various techniques and materials; painting, printmaking, sewing, collage, video, installation, and book arts to reconcile my perceived experience of chaos as intuition; uncertainty and coincidence as order, clarity, harmony, and connection. Through making art I experience disorganization and coherence repeatedly and delightedly - a process that has engaged me for 40-plus years. I have shown regionally for the past 20 years and the residencies, such as the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, New Mexico (1998 and 2008) have challenged my process and provided venus to connect to communities. Show include; monotypes and paintings at the AVA Gallery, Lebanon; installations and collaborative installations at the Flynndog, Burlington; and prints and hair drawings at Burlington City Arts. Residencies include Vermont Studio Week at the Vermont Studio Center in 2018, and a six-month residency at New City Galerie in 2015. Grants awarded include; a Development Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, 2009 to learn letterpress printing; a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council, 2004 to help fund a collaborative video project with Jane Honer and Karen McGregor; Kittredge Foundation Grant, 2002 to learn more printmaking.