Literally translated as “flower-gathering,” Anthologia refers to both the physical collection of images and the resulting compilation of tales. Referencing objects and enchantments from Snow White’s sleeping curse and Sabriel’s bells to Jo March’s hair and the fire set by Bertha Mason, this exhibition explores the intersection of magical and mundane. Meticulously hand-cut shadow box collages and their wallpaper complements create the premises of new stories — daydreams transformed from carefully curated bits and pieces. Rooted in a lifelong love of fairytales and fantasy, Anthologia attempts to capture the expectancy and wonder of stepping into a story. 
 

Read together, the artwork titles comprise the following poem:

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Silver spoon and silver pool  

Empty shell, unraveled spool

By sword and light

On paper wing

Her sisters’ hearts hear her plea

Fires blaze and hawk moths fly

Red fox runs, she cannot die

By spell and sleep

One pearly tear

Cuckoo calls the shattered mirror

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