Playland-at-the-beach

Playland-at-the-Beach is a place I so wish still existed in San Francisco. For years I’ve poured over old photographs of the amusement rides, the signs, the food, the people having fun. Many times I’ve walked along Ocean Beach, looking out at the rows of 80s condos that now line the highway where it once stood.

This series began with nostalgia for a place that is no longer here, looking back through rose-tinted glasses at the imagined magic of a place I’ve never been. I began collecting scratched up old sunglasses that would have otherwise been thrown away; using them as canvases and found photography as inspiration, I created miniature scenes of the imaginary place I long to step back into.

mixed media papercuts on linen canvas, framed in 6x6 UV acrylic shadowboxes with rainbow sides
world’s largest rollercoaster / Merry-go-round / Fun House / Playland (sold)
£390 each

World’s Largest Rollercoaster ~ mixed media papercut on canvas, 6x6x2, framed ~ $390

Merry-Go-Round ~ Mixed media papercut on canvas, 6x6x2 framed ~ $390

Fun House ~ mixed media papercut on canvas, 6x6x2, framed ~ $390

Playland ~ mixed media papercut on canvas, 6x6x2, framed ~ (sold)