MERZ DECOUPAGE 

The style of art in this collection is Merz Decoupage.



Decoupage is the art of decorating surfaces with paper cut outs, which was a popular artform during the Victorian period. The word "decoupage" comes from the French "couper" meaning "to cut".



Merz is an artform invented by Kurt Schwitters which includes collage, poetry, graphic design, and sculpture in the form of found objects.



Tixia Henderson combines traditional Decoupage with the more modern Merz – the inclusion of three dimensional found objects within a piece contrasting against the hand selected two dimensional paper cut outs.



Her work is intended to transcend time – including both vintage and modern paper finds. Each piece is carefully selected and cut by hand.

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If one examines her work closely, it is possible to trace an Alice in Wonderland theme prevalent in many of the pieces in The Busy Trap, which is present as a tip of the hat to Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit character, who is constantly preoccupied with the very concept of 'being late'.

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One may also spot another symbol, the butterfly – which is symbolic of the fleeting beauty that is ever present, yet all too often camouflaged by the intrinsic chaos of our hectic lives. The feather is used in a similar way.



The next time you spy a fluttering butterfly, or a floating feather, take a moment to admire it whilst the world spins on around you.