an infinite cloak of air 1

A collage made with different magazine and paper cutouts. In the center of the collage are red and purple scraps, a black and gray stethoscope hanging from the purple scrap,and a black cutout of paper with a yellow abstract depiction of a brain with cogs inside. Surrounding the figure are different cutouts of words in different sizes, colors, and fonts: “choice”, “learning”, “pride”, “hiking to heal”, “progress”, “unbreakable”, “eczema”, “strength”, “vision”, “positivity”, “passion”, “@ your service”, “science” “health”, and “resolute”.

A collage with a white paper background. The background is painted over with a light red gradient that gets darker towards the right side. Lining the right side are strips from book pages, painted over and mostly illegible. Different textured material is at the bottom left corner and the brush strokes from the paint are visible.

A photograph of a valentine made with mixed paper. The paper is yellow. In the center of it is a picture of a grouse with its feathers out. Surrounding it, in letters with the outline of stamps, is the statement “you make me shake my tail feathers”, as well as several multicolored hearts and the signature “Ingrid 2021”.

A photograph of a valentine made with mixed paper. The paper is black with white dots. The valentine is round, with four decorations that require spinning the paper to read. In the upper left is a map with a car and a blue circle that reads “I’ll drive across.” In the bottom left are orange and red letters that read “our universe.” The decoration in the bottom right is round and reads “to be with.” The decoration in the upper right is a heart that reads “you.” In the top right above this it reads that the card is from Ing 2021 with a heart.

A photograph of a valentine card made with mixed paper. It is shaped and colored like a road tunnel, with trees at the end of the tunnel and red lines where cars would be. Where the ceiling would be is black, with red and pink heart stickers, and pale pink and blue stamped letters that read “I’m a red blurr on my way to you”. In the bottom right corner is the signature “Ing 2021”.

A photograph of a valentine card made with mixed paper. The paper is a rough rectangle with a picture of a beach scene. On the left is a rocky shore. On the right is a body of water with a crane standing in it. The horizon, with a light house, is at the top. Over the water are the stamped words “I feel naughtycal when I’m with you” surrounded by sailboat-shaped stamps. In the bottom right corner is the signature “Ing 2021”.

A photograph of a valentine card made with mixed paper. The paper border is yellow with many heart stickers. In the center is a dark blue oval with a lighter blue drawing of a manatee inside. Stamped words over the manatee read “I’d give you a hug if I had arms”. In the bottom right corner is the signature “Ing 2021”.

A valentine card made with mixed paper. The center is rectangular with a drawing of a bird’s nest. There is a bird with a bug in its beak perched at the edge of the nest. Three baby bird heads poke up from the nest. An orangish red border at the top and bottom reads “I’d bring you bugs anyday”. In the bottom left corner is the signature “Ing 2021”.

A photograph of a page in a sketchbook. There is a small, text-filled paper from another book taped onto the page. Many phrases and parts of sentences are highlighted including, “Reality is only a bait,” and “the Cosmic Tent.” Other writing is scribbled into the sketchbook around the book page. Some of these say, “By control w/ annihilation,” and “Zero (encircled), Not Positive, Not Negative, But Zero”.

A collage within a frosted silver, metallic frame. The collage consists of angular cutouts of women’s mouths from magazine photoshoots. In the middle is a hand posed to show off four large rings; one round with small diamonds, one a large clear gemstone, the third a darker gemstone framed by smaller diamonds, and the last a cluster of small pearls. The center has the words “SPEND WISELY” in a white font. At the bottom of the collage is a picture similar to those in the middle, but with only one ring: a combination of different gems.

A collage made of many pictures of nature. There are two main rows of pictures; on the top is a field, a snow-covered forest, and an orange tree. On the bottom is wheat, a frog, and rows of green vegetables. In between the rows is a picture of a plant in a red pot and the sentence “Pandemics come and go but the garden goes on” next to a painting of a green flower.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made from magazine scraps. On top of black, sparkly paper is a cutout of a person with long hair, wearing a black top, in grayscale. Their eyes are cut out and replaced with a dark red, and their nose and mouth are replaced with a black scrap to resemble a mask. There is a red scrap resembling a barrette in their hair and a yellow, plaid scrap on their shirt.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made from magazine scraps with a sparkly pink background. A light skinned person with shoulder-length blonde hair is wearing a blue jacket with cutouts of luscious green and brown tree branches on top. Their neck has a pink cutout to the left and a butterfly wing cutout towards the bottom. Their eyes are cut out and replaced with green scraps and the shadows of their face are replaced by different colored paper scraps. There is a large scrap of metallic orange and yellow paper covering the bottom half of their face like a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made out of magazine scraps with a gold, sparkly background. There is a person turned to the side, with long, ginger hair. They are wearing a yellow shirt, and scraps of different patterned paper such as green leaves and gray beams cover parts of their hair and neck. Their one visible eye is cut out and replaced with a pink scrap of paper. There is a reflective, gold scrap placed over the bottom half of their face like a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage of a person made from magazine scraps with a gold, sparkly background. They are wearing a dark yellow head wrap and a pink shirt, with scraps of patterned paper such as pink flowers and green leaves decorating them. Their face is turned to the left , their eyes and shadows cut out and replaced with neon scraps and a large dark blue scrap of paper covers the bottom half of their face resembling a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made from magazine scraps with a blue, sparkly background. There is a dark skinned person with an afro, wearing a long, black and red dress, details cut out and replaced with scraps of tree photographs. Their eyes are cut out and replaced with scraps of brown paper, and a piece of metallic, brown paper covers the bottom half of their face like a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made with magazine scraps on a silver, sparkly background. There is a dark-skinned person with long, braided hair, scraps of purple, pink, and orange covering their hair. They are wearing a long, light blue, collared jacket, decorated with cut out scraps of different green paper. Their shadows are replaced with yellow and pink paper, and their eyes are replaced with metallic red paper. There is a colorful, iridescent scrap of paper covering the bottom half of their face like a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage of a person, made with magazine scraps on a silver, sparkly background. They have short, ginger hair, and are wearing a red outfit, covered in scraps of different patterned paper. One of their eyes is cut out and replaced with a cream-colored scrap of paper, the shadows of their face replaced with different green paper scraps. A large, metallic red scrap covers the bottom half of their face like a mask.

A photograph of a mixed media collage made from magazine scraps on a pink, sparkly background. There is a dark skinned person wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt, details cut out and replaced with different scraps of patterned paper, such as a rocky terrain and moss. The shadows of their face are replaced with different patterned paper such as blue water reflections and a large scrap of dark pink, sparkly paper covers their face resembling a mask

A collage made of many pictures of nature. There are two main rows of pictures; on the top is a field, a snow-covered forest, and an orange tree. On the bottom is wheat, a frog, and rows of green vegetables. In between the rows is a picture of a plant in a red pot and the sentence “Pandemics come and go but the garden goes on” next to a painting of a green flower.