Norma Callicott - Summer Dreams

Norma Callicott, Green River I, 6 x 8 inches, paper collage with resin

We welcome Norma Callicott to The Carrot Gallery.

Norma Callicott started her artistic journey over 20 years ago working in oils, acrylics, and pastel. The artist started exploring various mixed mediums and processes since retiring in 2016. Callicott fell in love with working with altered paper to create paper collage. The artist alters the pages of discarded magazines by melting the ink with a solution then drying the pages on a clothesline on bright summer days. The result is an interesting array of texture and pattern, some of which the artist manipulates to the desired result. As Callicott sits at the studio table, the pages in front of her speak to and inspire her. Memories and emotion come out, each telling a unique story. The use of recycled materials and Canadian made birch panel are important and meaningful elements of the work.