Always Watching (Original), 8×10″, unframed, $100

The Original

Always Watching by Robin Rivers, an original mixed-media collage, is No. 2 in my Dreamscape Series. I created this piece using vintage papers, handmade papers, recovered piano elements, and matte medium on paper. 

It measures 8.5 x 11.  I will ship this piece flat to ensure no creasing occurs.  Please note that colours and contrast vary between different monitors.  The colours of the print may not match your monitor’s display exactly. Additionally, copyright of my artwork does not transfer with purchase.

The Inspiration

As a woman, a mother, a human living in contemporary society, the sense of always having to be on alert and watching permeates every aspect of my life. If you look closely, even the holes in the cardboard have eyes. No matter what, we are always on, trying to remain vigilant. To truly rest, that may be the real dreamscape.

The Artist

Robin Rivers is a multidisciplinary storyteller, exploring the nature of time through memory, myth, and magic. Her work often includes her original photography, handmade papers, ephemera collected on her travels, and retellings of old stories; and is deeply influenced by her Polish and French roots. Robin creates all pieces at Studio Albertine in Vancouver, Canada—on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. This includes the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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