Individually designed + crafted hand cut collages

Welcome to r + r designs, where each piece is individually created using magazine paper and glue: considerately placing every clipping to assemble. These collages lay flat despite often looking 3D and I just love how this medium provides such depth.

This holiday season, I wanted to offer a piece of Vermont (other states reach out!) represented in a collage that are displayed in clear acrylic frames. They measure 4x4” framed and each VT is unique, making these really special gifts or pieces to display within your home. They stand alone and don’t require any hooks or hanging, easy!

*Accepting Squarespace Payments (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover, Apple Pay, Link by Stripe, Diners Club International, JCB, UnionPay, Cartes Bancaires) and free shipping in the United States through UPS Ground.

Every piece is signed and beautifully wrapped and packaged to ensure safe delivery.

Ever wonder what to do with your old magazines?

Not me.

I’ve always been fascinated with magazines. It started as a young teen, flipping through fashion and tabloid magazines but I was never really focused on the stories, just what I could cut from the pages and display somewhere else.

I would have my bedroom walls covered in clippings! Ever since, I’ve dabbled in various art forms but coming back to creating collages is deeply rooted in my artistic history and something I really enjoy doing.

Working with my hands

Using my hands for art is just natural to me. I thought that being artistic could easily translate across form, however I was informed otherwise when I started my undergrad for graphic design in 2018.

It took a lot of getting use to creating digitally and once I got the hang of it, I just assumed I would use digital programs to create from there on out. Mistakes could easily be deleted and I could make sure everything was perfectly aligned. But I was missing something: my hands!

I’ve always enjoyed creating, so building onto my BA in graphic design, an MA in Communications naturally fit with my goals of visually creating, especially concentrating on new media and marketing.

Now, I get to create and get back to my roots of decoupage paper collages and use my best creative tools (my hands) capturing various aspects for social media and sharing with you all.

Customize your spaces

Commissions open; let’s talk! Give me colors you want present, or a picture to be recreated, just an idea, or even simple dimensions- let me help you design a meaningful piece.

I will hand pick, cut, place, and glue every piece of paper included in your work. Depending on the size, this can take several weeks.

All wall art will be matted and custom-framed using non-glare glass to protect it and display it beautifully.