Brandi Strickland is a mixed media artist based in Virginia. I'm attracted to her collage style, a melting pot of minimalism, pop and surrealism using found images. The composition is basic (often using just 3 or 4 elements on a white background), the images have a vintage feel yet exist within a contemporary context (technology, fashion, pop culture) and Strickland creates dream-like scenes from every day material - the ordinary made extraordinary. Emphasising the importance of the collage process - finding, sorting and combining imagery, the artist states the works seek "honest expression, chance, mystery, and revelation"