Beth Kattleman

I’m a transplant to the west coast by way of Long Island NY, where I was a high school librarian for two decades. All my life I’ve been drawn to photographs and illustrations of America from the 1920s thru the 1960s found in magazines, postcards, travel guides, maps, nature guides, textbooks, and the like. I’ve been a collector of vintage ephemera for over thirty years and brought bundles of that bounty with me on my journey west. Once here, I knew I wanted to do something with my collection (and add to it, as well), so I began creating hand-cut collages from images that scratched a nostalgic itch. By layering and containing these images within a visual storytelling frame, often within a vintage book or old box, I create curious portals in time that transport the viewer to a surreal, yet familiar place. Won’t you join me on my journey?