The art of collage

Michelle Caplan is a graphic designer and an artist whose mixed media and collage work has this great editorial style and feel to it.

Her works have a way of conveying a history -- like some personal story or hidden secret that the subject is almost telling you. I'm especially fond of the works that use the older photographs where the subjects are almost ghosts of a by-gone era.

Here's just a small sampling of work from her gallery:

Grace


Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Sears


Joe


Michelle also does commissions if you're looking for a very personalized gift for someone. She sells her artwork off her Etsy site, and for the next few days (til the end of June), she's got a 20% off sale on everything in her store. (I'm off to have a more thorough look now!)