Mary Mesman

montage collage of mary I have always been very creative throughout my life even though the eyesight in my right eye has changed dramatically. My left eye had to be removed when I was 22 years old due to glaucoma. During my younger years, I wanted to be an Illustrator and spent a great deal of time expressing myself through drawings. I was often asked to create artistic posters for my employers. I couldn't pursue a career in Commercial Art because of the challenges of doing artwork in "perspective".

I started painting with oils and acrylics as another way of continuing to express myself. I created over 200 paintings and sold all but four. Further decline in my vision caused me to give up painting.

In 1999, I attended Madison Area Technical College to study web page design. Being the first legally blind student in the Art Department presented challenges for both myself and my instructors. I was allowed to do my work on a larger scale. Special technology setup made it possible for me to follow the instructor in computer classes. My instructors told me that they learned new ways of teaching because of having me in their class.

While studying design fundamentals, I discovered my passion--collage art. Sunlight Creations LLC was formed as an outlet for my collage art and greeting cards. I sold collage cards at Peggy Zalucha's gallery in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin while attending classes.

In 2006 I received an Honorable Mention Award from the VSA Wisconsin for one of my collage art pieces. My winning collage piece called “Spring Greens” took twenty hours for me to create. You may view this art piece in my collage art gallery.

Collage art is my main media for creating artwork now. In placing the collage elements, I rely on touch as much as vision. Once the glue dries, I can feel where the open spaces are. I use special lighting and magnification to view my work as I progress through creating the art piece. The average time it takes me to create an art piece is twenty hours. A couple of detailed art pieces took me close to one hundred hours to complete. Recently I started selling my artwork and cards from my home gallery.

Being legally blind poses challenges for me. Using creative thinking, I have always been able achieve my artistic objectives.
Mary Mesman


	Home About Mary Collage Art 1 Collage Art 2 Collage Art 3 Unique Cards Montage Collage Contact Mary	Mary Mesman I have always been very creative throughout my life even though the eyesight in my right eye has changed dramatically. My left eye had to be removed when I was 22 years old due to glaucoma. During my younger years, I wanted to be an Illustrator and spent a great deal of time expressing myself through drawings. I was often asked to create artistic posters for my employers. I couldn't pursue a career in Commercial Art because of the challenges of doing artwork in "perspective". I started painting with oils and acrylics as another way of continuing to express myself. I created over 200 paintings and sold all but four. Further decline in my vision caused me to give up painting. In 1999, I attended Madison Area Technical College to study web page design. Being the first legally blind student in the Art Department presented challenges for both myself and my instructors. I was allowed to do my work on a larger scale. Special technology setup made it possible for me to follow the instructor in computer classes. My instructors told me that they learned new ways of teaching because of having me in their class. While studying design fundamentals, I discovered my passion--collage art. Sunlight Creations LLC was formed as an outlet for my collage art and greeting cards. I sold collage cards at Peggy Zalucha's gallery in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin while attending classes. In 2006 I received an Honorable Mention Award from the VSA Wisconsin for one of my collage art pieces. My winning collage piece called “Spring Greens” took twenty hours for me to create. You may view this art piece in my collage art gallery. Collage art is my main media for creating artwork now. In placing the collage elements, I rely on touch as much as vision. Once the glue dries, I can feel where the open spaces are. I use special lighting and magnification to view my work as I progress through creating the art piece. The average time it takes me to create an art piece is twenty hours. A couple of detailed art pieces took me close to one hundred hours to complete. Recently I started selling my artwork and cards from my home gallery. Being legally blind poses challenges for me. Using creative thinking, I have always been able achieve my artistic objectives. Mary Mesman

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