Monday, December 30

COLLAGE | MONTAGES


GENTLY THEY GO : MILLAY STUDY : MARY BECKER WEISS
“Gently they go ~ the wise, the thinkers,
the honest love. The laughter, the beautiful,
the tender, the kind, the intelligent,
the witty, the brave.”

From Edna St. Vincent Millay’s

Collage : Greta Thunberg Climate Change Banner ©  2021 Mary Becker WeissCollage :  Detail of "SCOUTED" © 2021 Mary Becker Weiss

Collage :  PROTECT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS © Mary Becker Weiss     Collage : EQUAL PROTECTION  © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "UNCHAINED: A PORTRAIT OF HARRIET TUBMAN" © Mary Becker Weiss     Collage : "DEFEND WOMEN" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "EXPLORATION" © Mary Becker Weiss     Collage : "STILL TILTING AT WINDMILLS" © Mary Becker Weiss 

Collage : "LIFE WARRIORS SPIRIT DANCERS" © Mary Becker Weiss    Collage : "LIFE WARRIOR" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "MUSE" © Mary Becker Weiss

  Collage : Detail of "I WAS BEAUTIFUL THEN" © Mary Becker WeissCOLLAGE : "YELLOW: A CELEBRATION OF SPRING" © 2015 Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "HER ECHO WILL ECHO" © Mary Becker Weiss Collage : "LIFE WARRIORS" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : Detail of "WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : Detail of "A LOVE LETTER TO SARAH BALLOU" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "CLAUDEL" © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : ELIZABETH WARREN : AND STILL SHE PERSISTED © Mary Becker Weiss Collage : YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE 2020 © Mary Becker Weiss
Collage : PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY © Mary Becker Weiss 

Collage : "SANCTUARY 2020" © Mary Becker Weiss  Collage : "PERSPECTIVES" © 2018 Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : "PSALM UNSUNG" for lives lost during 2020 Pandemic as of May 2020 © Mary Becker Weiss

Collage : WORDS HAVE WINGS 2020 © Mary Becker Weiss
Collages, Montages and "Words Have Wings" 
© Mary Becker Weiss

Wednesday, December 18

Thursday, September 26

Climate Crisis is Real

"Climate change is the defining issue
of our time and we are 
at a defining moment."

Detail of "Portrait of Greta Thunberg"  © 2021 Mary Becker Weiss
Detail of "Portrait of Greta Thunberg" 
© 2021 Mary Becker Weiss

Fracking Nightmare in Your Own Backyard
"Fracking Nightmare in Your Own Backyard"
© 2021 Mary Becker Weiss


Wednesday, August 7

THIS IS ME (NO APOLOGIES!)

THIS IS ME : Mary Becker Weiss
"This is Me (No Apologies!)" 
© Mary Becker Weiss

Glorious Keala Settle rules in her performance
of "This Is Me" written by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek
for "The Greatest Showman." Crank it up!
You won't be able to get enough of it!

Sunday, June 2

"SUMMER IN PROVENCE" : Assemblage of Antiques, Ephemera and Found Objects

In an assemblage made up of many found objects which have been discarded or abandoned, elements are brought together to become a thing of beauty with new purpose. There is a comfort in breathing new life into that which has been destroyed or lost.
Assemblage of antiques, ephemera and found objects © Mary Becker Weiss
"Summer in Provence" 
© Mary Becker Weiss

Sunday, March 31

Collage : "RECOVER THE WORDS"

"Recover the Words" 
© Mary Becker Weiss

"Recover the words.
You are beautiful.
And you know how to sing and dance."
~ Octavio Paz