North Star Collage 3 Online Exhibition

Northfield, MN

Michael J. Sweere

Great Horned Owl

Tin and nail collage
32 x 32 in.
2018

Most of my artwork is fabricated from found or recycled objects. One of my favorite mediums to work with is repurposed tin.

Using a tin snip, (like a heavy-duty scissors) I cut apart tin boxes and canisters that once held candy, cookies, fruitcake, tea etc. into smaller pieces. These pieces are fastened onto plywood panels with small nails.

These tin-and-nail collages retain the original colors, images and typography printed on the repurposed tin object.