My name is Elana and I’m visual artist and natural dyer based in Tucson, Arizona. I make illustrative collages with paper that I color with plants and insects, using tiny scissors and tweezers to piece my work together. My collages reflect my internal world and I often depict figures, mountains, deserts, and animals as a backdrop to explore concepts most central to me. I basically grew up in an old-school commercial art studio and I make my work with transparent physical layers like it’s 1986. I also dye silk scarves and do commissioned collages of concepts nearest to the hearts of my clients. And yes, Bloom is my real last name.