Hollie Chastain, a paper artist and illustrator from Chattanooga, Tennessee, comes from a graphic design and classical art background. She says that texture is very important in her work, so her creations start with an “analog foundation.” Since 2008 she has been using pieces of vintage photographs and book pages to create her creative collages.
“Vintage book covers became a favorite substrate. I fell in love with the scribbles, stamps, library and school identification, water and ink marks and all the other visual history and how that added to and sometimes altered the composition of the piece,” the artist told Colossal and added that during her career she has been working with well-known brands and clients.
Her artwork is inspired by folklore, music and “the unknown.” Chastain has also published a book titled If You Can Cut You Can Collage which was released back in 2017.
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