Ransom Notes from the Heart

So what is “Ransom Notes from the Heart?” Generally, we think of ransom notes as someone figuring out what to write and then cutting out letters to give it that “ransom note” look. But this is “free-association” poetry—cutting out random sentences, phrases, or single words from various magazine, spreading them on a large table, then letting the mind go to work, connecting a word here, a phrase there, until something fun, interesting, even poetic, is created! It's all in the process--nothing is predetermined until the mind makes the poetic connections! You could say it’s an embrace of chaos and rationality, or simply, turning chaos into harmony. All of my artwork is hand-made from construction paper and artist materials (nothing photo-shopped!), because I wanted it to complement the organic feel and look of the free-association poetry. The sentiments give a poetic heartfelt touch for that special someone, with a little piece of art to go along with it.