Hope is Alive Painting #4

Hope Is Alive #4 is a one-of-a-kind mixed-media collage measuring 14×15 inches. It features red, pink, yellow, and light-blue handmade marbled paper with an extended sculptural blue heart formed from collected dried acrylic paint.

Custom framed in a gold frame, this piece brings rich color, dimension, and texture to a gallery wall or makes a memorable little gift. The heart extends from the surface, giving the collage a lively sculptural presence.

The Hope Is Alive heart collage series began during a playful weekend in the studio, when Katherine Sanders revisited collected paint palettes and handmade marbled papers created throughout the years. She gave herself permission to experiment, combine mediums, make mistakes, and create without expectation.

Some of the papers and paint used in the series are 30 years old. Saved for their beauty and texture, these pieces from the past were brought into the future, reframed, and newly appreciated. Each heart is unique, with sculptural layers, unusual textures, acrylic pours, found materials, or glass and framing that vary from piece to piece.

Made with love by Oklahoma artist Katherine Sanders.