44 × 32 in framed — white wash moulding with a 1½ in textured liner.
Silent Partners
Hand-cut and torn paper, paint, and leaf · Birds of a Feather
From across the room it reads as one picture. Up close it comes apart into hundreds of pieces of cut and torn paper.
Signed giclée prints
Edition of 125 · what's a giclée?Every print is made to order — printed in Sarasota, lacquered, framed and signed by Jennifer. Allow 3–4 weeks, depending on the season.
Questions about sizing or the wall? Send Jennifer a note.
The story
One from the series of pieces made exclusively out of paper, these all have a quilt-like feeling. This particular image was inspired by the Snowy Egrets I often see in the morning at Siesta Key hunting for their breakfast. This was one of the first pieces where I began to use my own work to collage into a new piece. If you look at the birds you will recognize them from the Audubon Series. I was able to use a bird I had already constructed, and with the digital image I turned them the other way, made them a bit smaller and printed them out so I could then cut them up, and relocated to make them look a little different. The title is obviously a play on words, but they really are silent partners, usually working in tandem. There is a quote by an Irish Poet named Robert Lynd I used in my book, Gulf Coast Collaged, that says “ In order to see the birds, it is necessary to become part of the silence”. If you can slow down and get quiet, you can really experience their beauty. I hope the piece can bring you this sense of joy and delight.
Three ways to own this piece
What's a giclée? →- One of one
The original. Ask Jennifer whether the original is still available.
- Edition of 125
The signed giclée print— what's in the cart above. A fine-art archival print of the original, signed and numbered by Jennifer, finished with a raised varnish so it hangs without glass. Framed or canvas.
- In between
A hand-embellished print — a signed print Jennifer collages over again by hand, so no two are the same. Mostly at the shows. Ask what's available →
- Signed by Jennifer
- Ready to hang — no glass needed
- From the studio in Sarasota
Still deciding
It is almost always the size, not the piece.
Send Jennifer the width of the wall and she will tell you which size sits right on it — she talks people through this every weekend at the booth.
Ask about Silent Partners