Illusion and Reality by Ann E. lawton

As an artist, art therapist, and art educator, I find that collage is the ultimate art medium as I find the practice of sifting and sorting through paper ephemera to be visually rich and frenetic, while inviting me to contemplate themes of metaphor, relationships, and personal allegories. Amidst the environments and objects, layers and mixture of elements, the achy givens of the human condition could be in plain sight and hidden, or even simply overlooked. The form and content in my collage process comes together like most puzzles would—looking patiently for pieces to fit in spontaneous spaces, recognizing patterns or significance that weren’t identifiable before—visually or conceptually. The layers aim to serve as a mirror for viewers to play hide and seek with my thoughts but also with their own personal perceptions.

Ann E. Lawton, MS, ATR-BC, is an artist, art therapist, and art educator living and working in River Falls, Wisconsin. Since 2011, she has been an instructor in the art department at the University of Wisconsin—River Falls (UWRF) and facilitates in-home art therapy services with neuro-divergent children in the St. Croix Valley of Western Wisconsin. Lawton received her Bachelor of Science in Broad Area Art degree from UWRF in 2008 and her Master of Science in Art Therapy degree from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee in 2011.

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Website: aelawton.com

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