Diana Atcheteeยs mixed-media works, on view at M2 Galleryยs ยArt for Caged Hearts,ย use scraps of paper, found ornaments, foil, watercolors and more as materials. In Test Subjects, Atchetee pairs painted fruit with a plastic reindeer and torn lace, while Three Graces adorns two blue-faced girls with gold-leaf halos, their hair made up of text. And in Sweet Dreams, a girl lies sleeping on top of a blue and yellow watercolor background; a deer sniffs her leg and black butterflies flutter over her head.
This article appears in Jul 5-11, 2007.