NEW YORK ARTS JOURNAL

Delicate and Intimate collages of handmade paper by Ellen Stavitsky incorporate metallic silver threads and neutral colored, highly textured scraps of paper in a harmonious balance of material and emotion. The old book pages which occasionally appear in the collages give an uncommon literary overtone to each piece, and demands concentration, as does the very small size of the pieces. The works are lovely blends of man made and machine made materials, composed into a subtle, lyrical work of art.