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In this emphasis on form and the subordination of the parts to the whole, I believe I move away from the mainstream of assemblage as a style. Assemblage, during its relatively short existence as a media or technique, lying somewhere between collage and sculpture, has already acquired certain historical techniques and traditional forms h>r absence of sculptural form), and usually emphasizes the literary or subjective, symbolic meaning of the individual elements that are utilized. I have been drawn to the method of assemblage in sculpture and the use of collage in printmaking through my awareness of and fascination for the many, varying forms in the world around me. However, as I indicated before, I prefer to exploit the objects I choose as meaningful shapes and transform and reinterpret them as they relate to the other elements of the sculpture or print.