Red Lips
Red Lips is a handmade collage greeting card built around a carefully cropped section of a woman's face. We only see part of the image — the chin, lips, cheek, ear, and the lower edge of one eye — but the close-up creates a powerful sense of intimacy and mystery. The vivid red lipstick immediately draws attention, balanced by the reflective silver earring and soft neutral tones surrounding it.
What interests me about collage is how removing context changes the meaning of an image. A magazine photograph designed for one purpose becomes something entirely different when reduced to fragments and rearranged. In this piece, the cropped composition encourages the viewer to focus on texture, colour, and shape rather than identity. The result feels cinematic, contemporary, and slightly enigmatic.
The clean white border frames the image almost like a gallery piece, allowing the bold colours and minimal composition to stand out. Although simple at first glance, the card invites closer attention — the subtle skin textures, the sharp edge of the cut paper, and the contrast between glamour and abstraction all become part of the experience.
Like all my collage cards, Red Lips is handmade and one of a kind, created using found imagery and an intuitive process of selection and arrangement. It works as both a greeting card and a miniature artwork that can be displayed long after it is received.














