Elsie creates intimate, playful works by combining color, pattern, texture, and found objects in both collage and miniature houses. Each piece evolves organically, inviting the viewer in and delighting the eye through a tactile, joyful process.

Mixed-media art piece on a red rectangular canvas featuring a postage stamp from Australia, a circular cut-out with a collage of a woman's profile, flowers, and a landscape, a small zebra figurine, a wooden disc, a metal embellishment, and a miniature toy car at the bottom, with a label that says 'LAWN'
Collage of vintage objects including a typewriter, toy robot, old car, patterned fabrics, stamps, flowers, and torn paper with partial text.
Neon signs for Miles Drive-In and Circus Liquor, featuring a clown holding a liquor sign and a neon woman at a bar, with a large parrot in the background.
A collage with a girl and dog, a 'Goodwill' store sign, and various newspaper clippings.
Mixed media collage featuring a clown with a painted face, a realistic owl illustration, a woman with a bird on her arm, a blue plate with snacks, a vintage-style photograph of pastries, a colorful umbrella, and a patterned fabric background. There is a quote at the bottom that says 'the geologic pressure of lineage'.
A collage of various objects including a butterfly, a young boy's portrait, a fish, a shell, a vintage camera, a tapestry, postage stamps, and artwork.
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