Artist Profile: Liz Collins, 2-D Mixed Media

Liz has been an artist for about 30 years, starting out as a sign painter in Boulder, Colorado. She currently works with maps and music as well as her own writing to create unusual pieces that are somewhat abstract and always colorful and fun. The inherent metaphor in maps coupled with the fact that she has always loved to travel, even if it is just a two hour road trip, give the maps meaning. Liz says she also loves the texture of maps - the veins, the words, and the faint color.