DIGITAL COLLAGES: my work also takes into account the nature of image finding, remixing, and trends in contemporary culture. In contemporary culture the need and use of imagery has dramatically changed. Potentially anything is available online, printed material is harder to come by, and the internet sets up a scenario that is about quantity over quality. Trends are further accelerated through the speed in which visual and written information is exchanged online. Part of my studio practice is participating in this online exchange of visual information through blogging on tumblr. I am able to seek out images to use while simultaneously taking into account my place within contemporary trends. This enables me to further synthesize my opinions, interests, and influences. Digital collages, like a stream of consciousness, are influenced by the imagery I come across through tumblr.