“Blinders” by Jen Schultz
Hand-cut analog collage (using found images from magazines, books, and photographs

Jen Schultz is a local artist and photographer who, if she’s not working on art at the dining room table, is probably out hiking with her husband, kids, and dog.

➜ More from Jen: instagram.com/robottraveler

“In general, I want my work to have a little humor and a bit of an unsettling quality as well, kind of like a nervous laugh. There may be a theme or certain feeling I work from, but the meaning of the piece is up for interpretation by the viewer, shaped by personal experiences and the nostalgia evoked. The actual cutting and pasting process is both cathartic and messy and has a lot of meaning in itself for me. Using vintage images creates a unique experience because the time period, its popular styles, and past ideas about the world all bring different memories and emotions to different people. In a culture that is so image-saturated, it is exciting to use found images and recycle ideas in new ways, giving them new life” – The Artist