Marianne Phillips is a mixed media visual artist who is passionate about layers and incorporating found objects into her work. She is an explorer of urban landscapes and beaches forever in search of pieces of rusty metal, worn glass or other discarded treasures. She has a passion for reinventing existing materials and transforming them into small works of visual art or eclectic functional and wearable items.

"My art making is very intuitive, spontaneous and experimental. It incorporates a variety of techniques such as drawing, painting, printmaking and photography as well as felting, sewing, and working with metals. There is a wonderful almost magical alchemy that happens in the creative process when using a variety of techniques and materials. I am never able to work on just one project at a time because as I work on one thing, ideas bubble up for other projects that I am compelled to explore. One thing mysteriously leads me down the path to another!"

my blog:

http://mariannemansveldphillips.blogspot.com/