My work is rooted in personal fiction – specifically ideas of home and displacement. I handle collage as a conceptual tool for creating anomalous landscapes of layers and unexpected pairings. I use poetic devices such as rhythm and allegory to construct narratives where beauty and sadness can coexist. The gestures and techniques in my work develop through my observations of design and experience as a printmaker.

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Kelda Martensen is an artist working in printmaking, bookarts, collage and community murals. She is currently Associate Faculty at Cascadia Community College; teaching artist at Arts-Impact; and printmaking and book arts instructor at Pratt Fine Art Center. Kelda received her MFA in Visual Art from Washington University in St. Louis and currently resides in Seattle, Washington.