Summoning nostalgia while creating new stories.
Artist’s Statement
As a maker, I want my collages to incorporate nostalgia while creating new associations for the viewer. Working with vintage paper and my own printed papers, I try to balance movement, pattern, color, and storytelling. I move between art that is graphical and botanical, subtly tapping into memories—the garish sparkle of a roadside carnival, the green haze of a walk around the lake, the yellow walls of my childhood bedroom, or the Mediterranean glow of a trip to Spain.
In this digital age, I maintain a love affair with paper! We all spend so much time looking at screens. A hand-cut collage is a meditative antidote to all that tech.
My source materials include found papers, advertising, paperback novels, antiquated textbooks, vintage magazines, and product packaging. Incorporating my own personal ephemera alongside other people's discarded paper allows me to embed some of my own memories into the work while developing new narratives. The overall effect is a treasure hunt of memory and meaning.
Biography
Read more about my art journey, including the first dollar I ever earned, in this interview in Canvas Rebel.
Paige Booth is a collage artist and longtime Austin resident. She is interested in texture, color, history, memory, and the tactile qualities of paper. As Austin speeds headlong into all things new, she finds joy in collecting paper that has acquired patina and evokes nostalgia.
Paige comes to artmaking after a long career in marketing and advertising. Her practice is informed by years of working as the business strategist alongside designers and writers. She’s happy to be flexing her own creative muscles now.
Paige's work has been shown at Georgetown's Art Hop, Link & Pin Gallery, Art for the People Gallery, McLennon Pen Co., the Austin Studio Tour, and the Art04 Studio Tour. Her art has also been featured in the book Collage du Jour by Canadian artist Lucie Duclos.
