This is one of my first (if not The first) torn paper collage pieces. I’ve certainly learned a lot since I made it over twenty years ago! I also now use more archival materials, like higher quality paper and acid-free glue. Still, I’m actually kind of impressed that it’s held up so well over time. It spent most of its ‘life’ hanging in an office, near a window, so there’s quite a bit of fading from the light but it’s still recognizably a fox. At some point, I’ll have to do a post on storage and display conditions and how to prolong the lifespan of your artwork.

It’s interesting to look back at some of my early pieces and see how far I’ve come, how much I’ve grown, both personally and professionally. If you create artwork, do you ever go back and look at any of your early pieces? How do they compare to what you create now?