“I use the remembered outside world and contrast it with the observed inner world to interpret and make sense of things. I start with words; titles are important to me, as I see them as invitations and launching points for visual ideas. Using natural forms as ‘figures’ to create suggested narratives, I translate verbal ideas into visual images with color, collage, layers of paper, and organic matter. I consider paper a sustainable material, both ancient and new. By employing a variety of papers, I build my ideas and surfaces through paper collage. I then sketch my concepts onto the collage with conte crayon and use acrylic paint and printmaking techniques to create layers of transparency and opacity. The surfaces feel tactile and textural, revealing ideas both small and large that can be discovered within the surface.”

2018 Commission for Virginia Mason Clinic, Bainbridge Island, WA. The installation contains 15 lino-cuts printed on collaged papers and mounted on panels. Each piece depicts plants from the Northwest region, chosen with consideration for the staff’s favorites. Visit Patty Rogers’ website to see more of her work: https://www.pattyrogers.com/.