Is it folk art, fine art, or hand craft? While the professionals weigh in, the general public describes Lisa Nicks' postage stamp collages as taking a trip without going anywhere, celebratory, lessons in history, metaphysical story telling, the best way to exhibit a stamp collection (not the words of a stamp collector), and real art (the words of a serious stamp collector).

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Collage artist, Lisa Nicks, started by combining two (hereditary) passions, boxes and postage stamps, to create her postage stamp art collages. Since spontaneously beginning this adventure in 1995, she has created a large body of original works on boxes, canvasses, journals, planters, tiles, and other house hold objects including a toilet seat! What is better than functional art?

 

Ms. Nicks has also designed a line of reproductions ~ The Frame-ables ~, which includes prints, surface savers, magnets and greeting cards. She markets online, shows at selected art and craft fairs each year, and enjoys selling in the intimate atmosphere of art parties. She loves unique commissions, but warns one has to be patient, for the creative process and the finishing process take time.

 

In the mid nineties, when Mom and Dad were ready to downsize, her old stamp collection came out of the trunk and called for attention. Having dabbled in collage with magazine print, photos, m&m's, candle wax, hotel bar soap, and liquor bottle labels, she boldly ripped out the "love" stamps and covered a box.  And so it is  .   .   .   .

 

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