“Small World #1” Barbara Friedman and the Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition

and the Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition and at Gallery Jupiter in Little Silver NJ

the Tyler Museum of Art (Tyler

Fantastical and surreal elements abound

100% wool scarf with panther design in natural and black

and the Mayo Clinic

“Small World #1” Barbara Friedman and the Brooklyn Waterfront CoalitionMs. Sillens work features landscape inspired torn paper arrangements. It explores themes of abstraction, space, light, color, texture, and improvisation. She gathers paper from discarded mail, books, and magazines. Her process begins with painting the papers and then exploring color through cutting and manipulation, evolving through intuition and experimentation. I have always sought wonders in everyday life and nature; remaining open, accepting, and