Elizabeth Halfacre



My collage process is one of discovery; constructing and deconstructing, layering and removing to uncover new surfaces and forms. I’m intrigued by evidence of past lives and cultures found in artifacts.

My portrait series reflects my life experiences and emotional responses: being raised Catholic, losing my mother to mental illness, having children, going through a divorce, surviving breast cancer and losing my second husband to a brain tumor.

My artwork allows me to combine images of former experiences to create new images not known by experience; to bring into being new things of value. The challenge lies in being intensely conscious yet still in touch with unconscious sources.