A smoke-darkened cabinet card from Hoagland studio in St. Paul, Nebraska. Both figures cut free and repositioned around a silhouette carrying the found text "the space she made" — and the words "be grateful" rising through it. Mixed media collage. One of a kind.
Time has already been working on this one. The cabinet card from Hoagland's studio in St. Paul, Nebraska carries a deep atmospheric stain — smoke, age, light — that makes the two figures feel like they're emerging from somewhere rather than posing for a portrait. She has been cut free and repositioned. The silhouette between them holds the found text the space she made, and beneath it, handwritten cursive surfaces through the translucent form: be grateful... worth $. 86... They—
The fragments don't complete themselves. They don't need to.
Part of a series exploring the same found text across different Victorian source material. Each piece stands fully on its own.
Dimensional mixed media collage. Found cabinet card (Hoagland, St. Paul, Nebraska), die-cut portrait figures, handwritten correspondence, found text strip. Resin finish.
4'“ x 7” 3”
A smoke-darkened cabinet card from Hoagland studio in St. Paul, Nebraska. Both figures cut free and repositioned around a silhouette carrying the found text "the space she made" — and the words "be grateful" rising through it. Mixed media collage. One of a kind.
Time has already been working on this one. The cabinet card from Hoagland's studio in St. Paul, Nebraska carries a deep atmospheric stain — smoke, age, light — that makes the two figures feel like they're emerging from somewhere rather than posing for a portrait. She has been cut free and repositioned. The silhouette between them holds the found text the space she made, and beneath it, handwritten cursive surfaces through the translucent form: be grateful... worth $. 86... They—
The fragments don't complete themselves. They don't need to.
Part of a series exploring the same found text across different Victorian source material. Each piece stands fully on its own.
Dimensional mixed media collage. Found cabinet card (Hoagland, St. Paul, Nebraska), die-cut portrait figures, handwritten correspondence, found text strip. Resin finish.
4'“ x 7” 3”
