In Plain Sight

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Art, collage, ephemera, exposure, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage papers, wall art

This piece got its name from the words “roll them out” and “I discovered it” found in the ephemera pieces. Painted and found papers make up the composition.

6″ x 6″

Creative Journey Bohemian Journal

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pamela towns, journal, ephemera, handmade journal, bohemian, boho, junkjournal, creative journey

Bohemian-inspired handmade journal crafted from found papers, fabrics, and fibers is 7.5″ tall by 5.25″ wide with a 2″ spine. Throughout the 4 signatures and 128 pages, there are plenty of spaces to document your journey to artistic freedom and places to stash keepsakes. Sixty-five loose pieces of vintage and handmade ephemera and more than 10 dangling charms and clips decorate this journal along with the removable tassel made from ribbon, yarn, beads, and charms. The cover features metal corners, a nameplate with a removable label, and a button to hold the elastic closure.

See flip-through video below:

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Artistic Freedom Bohemian Journal

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blue, bohemian, boho, ephemera, green, handmade journal, journal, junk journal, pamela towns, vintage papers

Bohemian-inspired handmade journal crafted from found papers, fabrics, and fibers is 7.5″ tall by 5.25″ wide with a 2″ spine. Throughout the 4 signatures and 162 pages, there are plenty of spaces to document your journey to artistic freedom and places to stash keepsakes. Forty-five loose pieces of vintage and handmade ephemera and more than 10 dangling charms and clips decorate this journal along with the removable tassel made from ribbon, yarn, beads, and charms. The cover features metal corners, a nameplate with a removable label, and a button to hold the elastic closure.

See flip-through video below:

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Subtle Shifts

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Art, collage, deviations, ephemera, found object, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, subtle, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

“Intricate deviations” from a 1955 typewriting exercise led to the name for this mixed-media collage. This piece includes found papers, old book parts, and a weathered “W” stencil.

6″ x 6″

Executing Growth

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Art, collage, ephemera, expand, experience, experiment, explore, growth, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Explore. Experience. Experiment. Expand.

These are the direct route towards discovery, knowledge, growth, and fulfillment — my takeaway from reading “Will” by Will Smith.

This mixed-media abstract collage was created from found and painted papers and includes acrylic paint.

8″ x 8″

Contrasting Views Series

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Art, collage, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Series of four mixed-media abstract collages created from vintage ephemera and book pages. They feature high-contrast photos of flowers from an antique gardening book.

Each piece is 5″ x 5″ on 8″ x 8″ watercolor paper.

Partial Payments Series

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Art, collage, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Mini mini-series for three 4″ x 4″ mixed media collages featuring an antique payment receipt along with other vintage paper scraps and old book cover segments and watercolor.

4″ x 4″ each

Impassioned Disturbance

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Art, collage, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage, vintage papers, wall art

Most of the titles I chose for my collage pieces come from a word that “shows up” when it’s finished. In this case, the word “thunder” rears its head.

Mixed-media abstract collage from found papers and a postage stamp.

6″ x 6″

Diametrically Opposed Series

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Art, collage, contradictory, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, opposition, pamela towns, vintage papers, wall art

Series of three pieces featuring direct opposite concepts. Mixed-media collages include found papers, book parts, ink, watercolor, and thread.

4″ x 6″ each

Critical Questions

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Art, collage, ephemera, Find Credible Sources, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, Question Motives, Stop Misinformation, Trust Science, vintage papers, wall art

Asking those critical questions gets us to the TRUTH. Believing everything we hear from a single, biased source, can lead to misunderstandings, the spreading of lies, and bad decisions.

Mixed-media abstract collage with found papers, book spine, plastic, watercolor pencil, and cardboard stencil.

8″ x 8″