What drew me to Tim's work was the way fearlessly creates a story with disparate elements, letting it flow out naturally. Tim describes his process as moving an image across different pages until something "clicks", and I love when people do this because there is a totally unique new story every time!

Tim Manthey
http://cloudnectar.blogspot.com/
Seattle, WA

Describe your work in 10 words or less.

Whimsically disturbing dream narratives.

What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!

Mostly National Geographics from 1965-1985. The magazine during that era hit a stride with outstanding photography that showed the shifting cultures of our world like never before of since, and the ads are hilarious! I also love to incorporate my own drawings, and if I'm feeling adventurous, I'll splash some acrylic paint into the mix.

How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?

For the past 15 years I have kept a sketch-journal as a disciplined way of recording LIFE; Comprised of drawings and writings, and only the occasional collage. Fall of 2009 is when I began some serious "cutting and gluing", and found the form so instinctive and surprising that it became almost addictive. So most of what I have on my blog is from the last 6 months.

Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?

I've spent years working professionally with glass. Both commercial and art.

Do you have any formal art training?

None. But a few design and illustration classes are in my future.

Explain your favourite techniques.

I flip through a magazine fast and let my eye catch a shape or color or "character". Then I cut it out and "travel" it over other pages, until something clicks into place. I never do this with just one image at a time. It's always about multi-tasking. Music is an important part of the process. I usually have the Flaming Lips, Miles Davis or Can playing. There are more techniques that I'd like to learn and develop. Collaging is still new to me.

Describe your favourite piece ever created.

One I titled SECRET ELDERS. It shows half-bodied desert bedouins connected to a divine stairway, pouring dream nectar into the universe with a teapot. It's creepy and comforting at once.

What other artists do you admire?

Able Parris, Aaron Bagley, and Matthew Craven as far as collage artists. I also admire Van Gogh, Dr. Suess, D. Price(Moonlight Chronicles), and Tom Deslongchamp.

Thanks Tim!