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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1626114378086-UJ7RNZBUOTUJVORYK1EZ/Capture.PNG H14 https://elainetassy.com/textile daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/2fbba55d-4ba3-4808-bec4-fc89b73a9093/fabrix.jpg Textile "Fabrix," Printed, painted and stamped fabric on canvas, 24" x 24", 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7c01121e-0f1e-48ab-8c50-e019a2391c14/maroon+batik.jpg Textile "Filtration," Batik on canvas, 20" w x 40" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/94276d3e-5d13-41f9-9cf8-b198ff3b6c4f/brown+batik.jpg Textile "Jax," Batik on canvas, 12" w x 48" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/d599a0bf-cc7c-4764-bae0-40f56f9d19ce/Elaine-3+%281%29.jpg Textile "Zentique," Batik, 12" diameter, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6bd8f2d2-a61b-4db4-b27e-943c6f6448cf/20240222-006+%281%29.jpg Textile "Where You From, Boo?" Shibori and batiked fabric with paper embellishments, 35" x 35", 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/99958bfd-0c3c-4734-8652-22464b503711/Tassey+52024-4.jpg Textile "Jellyfish," Shibori embellished with fabric paint, 24" w x 36" h, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709513181199-TPCTZQ419F7I8DOMORIV/1597616780-415145-bird-of-paradise.jpg Textile "Bird of Paradise Held in Vase," Painted silk and found fabrics stitched onto black canvas, 24" x 42", 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1629504864534-COOW809GGMAP9S1ASXW8/gourd.jpg Textile "Gucci Gourd," Gourd embellished with raffia, seed pods and mirror chips, 9" diameter, 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709512040453-9TOY3ZFU6NCQ0W6VCU2O/Tassie.Art-6081-Edit-Edit-16.jpg Textile "Streetlamp," Batik collage on paper substrate, 24" w x 36" h, 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/392ce03a-2c60-478e-9322-f361af3bf711/thank+you+mr+science.jpg Textile "Thank You Mr. Science," Printed collage on fabric, 36" x 48," 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1629924923823-QNNNGO0T3B2FETRE5BHQ/Are+You+Winning.jpg Textile "Are You Winning?" Embellished batik on wood substrate, 30" x 30", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1738898222838-U5LUU0WVG6XYZHNHCJDC/1597616819-964845-elainetassy-papillons-de-benin.jpg Textile "Papillons," Fabric and paint on wood, 24" x 24", 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6441d2cf-bdf0-4be0-a1d7-a228d3590255/Cowrie+Shells.jpg Textile "Cowrie Shells," Multi-media collaged batik, 24" x 24", 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1629931312402-7DM27X52QVXY9W1VJ48W/st+martin.jpg Textile "St. Martin," Textile Collage, 36" x 36", 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/ec3848fb-8cef-4286-a7bc-5b5da921dfae/basket.jpg Textile "Juaneno," Raffia and pine needles, 8" diameter, 1994. https://elainetassy.com/abstract daily 0.75 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/361bbb75-210a-436e-a681-382a3d614c67/Journey.jpg Abstract "Journey," Paper collage embellished with mirror fragments on wood, 22" h x 8" w, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/a95eba71-6efe-4d49-bc40-e97dc3d17de1/Midnight.jpg Abstract "Midnight" Paper collage on wood, 30" x 30", 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1767977661866-JGOHINYRO1M8LNHPVFHO/rectangular%2Brepetition.jpg Abstract "Roll and Rock," Multimedia collage on paper, 22"w x 26" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709617377972-SUO4GRES96DC0DM78V51/stip%2Bimage%2Bfor%2Bwebsite.jpg Abstract "Nevertheless," Text-embellished paper collage on canvas, 12" h x 5" w, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/078b4e7e-44d6-4043-aa45-5c513c2b9383/20241230-006.jpg Abstract "Vase of Bubble," Acrylic paint on canvas, 16" w x 20" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7f4420f8-a080-48f8-8665-fa22d3daf604/Tassy_2.jpg Abstract "Warrior," Multimedia collage on paper, 12" x 12", 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/d96771d8-7e22-4f81-af39-b8999b8a43c0/Tassey+122023-6.jpg Abstract "Costa Rica," Paper collage of rice paper and natural dyes , 20" x 26", 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/99516a2a-58af-474a-b1e5-e5b4e29c8736/Tassey72-1.jpg Abstract "Sample Plate of Gelli," Acrylic paint on paper, 12" w x 36" h, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f660f9ae-062f-41ce-b9e1-19ed6bb7d00f/IMG_20241018_111349_280.jpg Abstract "Straight and Curvy Line," Acrylic paint on cardboard, 12" w x 12" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/32134881-8b7c-4018-85b0-b20999025bad/chrome.jpg Abstract "Chrome," Paper collage on metal embellished with acrylic paint, 18" h x 6" w, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/27d888b4-135a-4133-be59-1bea7c5f3484/Leather+squares.jpeg Abstract "Effervescence," Multi-media collage made woven strips of pleather, stenciled paper, and oil pastels under acrylic paint, 20" x 26", 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/fc6c8346-d3d5-4e9c-bfde-75cc604378c1/trying+to+fit+in.jpg Abstract "Trying To Fit In," Collage on Paper, 24" x 24", 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7d8b9060-6bbd-4be6-a268-52882d146641/Tassey-5.jpg Abstract "Jellypus," Paper collage on paper, 12" x 15", 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0443daea-ad36-4471-bb67-4b35fd3fb06c/Technicolor+Silver+Lining.jpg Abstract "Geometry of Bright Lines," Ripped paper collage on paper, 20' x 26', 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b2d5ad71-0a18-4e4b-89e6-172738dc3b65/Chiclets.jpg Abstract "Versatility in Simplicity," Paper collage on paper, 20" w x 26" h, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/cdbff44e-c623-4ff2-ae21-ade42f4f74fc/Senagal+Love.jpg Abstract "SenegaLove," Paper collage on particleboard, 20" w x 26" h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0f9db9f1-861a-4eb8-abd9-8042d8f1020f/Burst+of+Vertical.jpg Abstract "Burst of Vertical," Paper collage on particleboard, 16" w x 20" h, 2018. https://elainetassy.com/welcome daily 1.0 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6bd8f2d2-a61b-4db4-b27e-943c6f6448cf/20240222-006+%281%29.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/163e91b0-eafe-4fde-9efc-a10dfa63a325/sand+dollar+1.jpg Welcome 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/eb1997a9-332f-4df4-b05a-625a3ef467a8/Tassy%2C+Elaine+These+Bodies.jpeg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709505496184-IGDA35LV4WHAB735ZFNK/Tassie.Art-6081-Edit-Edit-16.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1c9656e0-9aeb-4e65-a216-3bb0a5734856/20241125_211640+%281%29.jpg https://elainetassy.com/exhibits daily 0.75 2022-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e336e45c-4458-49f2-b2ce-b99f96063a08/panoramic+pic+of+show.jpg Exhibits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1629499426906-IKWDWRGYVVXDWASZYHE7/artwork%25252Bat%25252Bfifty%25252Bfifty.jpg Exhibits "Background Noise," Solo Exhibit, 50/50 Pub, Albuquerque, NM,June - October, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7abce763-74b4-43aa-9d94-ed7567e0e7f9/1598656837-579623-exhibit-at-gallery-606.jpg Exhibits "New Day," Group show in one of four exhibit rooms, Gallery606, Albuquerque, NM, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7f541bd4-875b-4f17-9e5e-cf3086ddfb1e/1597975688-759796-library-show.jpg Exhibits Solo Exhibit, Gallegos Branch of Albuquerque Public Library, Albuquerque NM, May 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/610afc1f-6394-4a98-88b5-1da1447710c0/jemez+springs.jpg Exhibits "Showcase," Featured Solo Exhibit, Jemez Springs Art Gallery, Jemez Springs, NM 2014.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9bce5a6c-e47b-4ee1-8d93-e7efcf0e07a4/meori+1.jpg Exhibits "MEORI: Multiple Expressions of Repeating Images," Gallery ABQ, Hoffmantown Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5ef08333-1164-4191-b81f-dde98fdfd51a/display+of+three+pieces.jpg Exhibits Another image from exhibit at Jemez Springs Art Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/bef80069-d24f-45ad-9b3e-dc92346ca19a/meori+viewers+2.jpg Exhibits MEORI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/42d3d6ae-ebdf-4e9a-b085-898423db2257/meori+viewers.jpg Exhibits MEORI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/94c6c1d8-ced5-4e96-b0ce-45dc0926dff7/1602881999-606868-office-exhibit.jpg Exhibits Office Display, Body Freedom LLC, Albuquerque, NM 2020 - Present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/53a907cf-6843-4db4-bb0a-c1e5a18a3b66/1597994467-325201-dr-tosi.jpg Exhibits "Proud peacock," at University of New Mexico Eye Clinic, Albuquerque, NM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/59684786-d3cb-4b91-b291-936000a9c59f/Sanctuary+2.jpg Exhibits Display at Philip's Chapel CME Church, Albuquerque, NM. https://elainetassy.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-08-22 https://elainetassy.com/crackmeopen daily 0.75 2021-09-02 https://elainetassy.com/tooedgy daily 0.75 2021-09-02 https://elainetassy.com/cmophotos daily 0.75 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4f829511-1a9c-43f2-aa47-8d9a9c51d932/Me+on+the+beach+in+the+Bahamas.jpg CMO photos Me at Cable Beach in the Bahamas. To the right of Jai Ang, a woman from Singapore who was also working there, is the spot on the beach where I encountered the Thug Wave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/884e5f08-f896-4680-b7da-fd4a950c672a/shaniqua.jpg CMO photos My Bahamian friend Shaniqua, who helped take care of me after the accident in the ocean, and then hilariously compared the break-up between my brain tumor and my brain to a break-up of a relationship I had with a guy I had met in Nassau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7e03063e-1c91-4832-b19d-e49fc20c91ae/howard+yee+keow.jpg CMO photos The relationship in question was with Howard Yee-Keow, a Chinese-Jamaican mechanic from Nassau, the Bahamas, who claimed that the written spelling of his last name varied according to who would be reading it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9a526e9e-4872-4ab5-9638-d175805dcec5/Street+in+the+Bahamas.jpg CMO photos Cable Beach Boulevard, the street I walked across with bits of flesh hanging from my legs after the accident in the Bahamas, on my way back to my apartment, located about 1/4 mile down the street on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4b762e54-535a-43c4-9d0d-35250c90d4b5/Me+outside+my+artment+in+the+Bahamas.jpg CMO photos Outside my apartment on Cable Beach Boulevard in Nassau, the Bahamas, with my neighor LuLu in 2008. I climbed up a circular wrought-iron stair case (not visible in picture) with blood sloshing in my flip-flops after I got back from the accident, and then went into shock when I got inside and sat down, thinking all I might need was a Band-Aid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/22026a31-d11a-4656-bc78-0436ffda09e6/dr.+garikaparthi.jpg CMO photos Dr. Srikanth Garikaparthi, far left, the surgeon who spent an entire night doing reconstructive surgery on my arms and legs, reattaching my skin that had burst open when I got thrown up against a wall of rocks in the Bahamas on April 12, 2008. While he was sewing leg skin back into place, he had to stand between my legs, and he asked me not to kick him, just to make me laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b1cf7d25-3823-4d9b-90bc-0ca10db04e4e/dr+whitaker.jpg CMO photos Dr. J. M. Whitaker, the orthopedic surgeon in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, who removed the bone fragment from my knee that had broken off during my accident in The Bahamas and remained lodged there for a year until it got dislodged while I was practicing yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5093c0d9-055d-4579-9834-3f709cffe91a/my+desk+at+the+journal.jpg CMO photos The Albuquerque Journal newsroom, where I began working in 2013. My desk is at front right, part of the City desk, where I covered Social Services for six months before going to the Features department. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0d83f238-b30c-4ad9-aedd-2ab49fa08f61/me+at+my+features+desk.jpg CMO photos Me at my desk in the Features department of the Albuquerque Journal, where I worked after spending my first six months on the City desk. I would depart from working there in 2015, due to headaches that I'd find out two years later were related to my brain tumor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f05e8563-5d3e-4523-8128-155e8afe8f4a/Brain+tumor+photo.jpg CMO photos The first MRI that I saw of my brain tumor, on March 27, 2017, the day I was diagnosed. This is a photo of one of the scans. It was actually located on the right side of my brain, not left as it appears here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/c1f23fa6-6f85-4102-bc00-08dc120ecf37/scan+2+swollen.jpg CMO photos This is an image of what I would refer to as "brain sauce" at the top right side of the scan, consisting of liquids and gases left behind after the tumor was removed, which felt like a giant blister on my scalp when I pressed down. The substance eventually got reabsorbed into my brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/60d0a11a-c1af-48cf-a985-9977f332f9e6/scan+after.jpg CMO photos A picture of my brain after the tumor was removed. It was taken while I was still in the hospital, after the surgery, the day before I was discarched in May, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/30581ce1-3a0f-48d9-9cf5-0719acf013d3/me+and+yahya+2012.jpg CMO photos Me and my friend Yahya, originally from Palestine, who got stabbed and died in my car on the way to the hospital in Santa Fe on October 30, 2012, and then came back to life a few minutes later. I was with him when I noticed that I was having trouble seeing out of my left eye, the main symptom of having a detached retina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/870c37fc-ed3a-43fe-beb0-4b5756162696/me+and+christy.jpg CMO photos Me with my friend Christy, my study partner at Central New Mexico Community College (background) who took me to my retina reattachment surgery on May 8, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b43a40d1-d262-4870-86ba-ea9b0ce15874/my+friend+stephanie+far+right.jpg CMO photos Me (far left) with my friend Stephanie (far right) and two other friends in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY in the early 90's. She and I were roommates in Manhattan in 1986, and remained friends ever since. I told Stephanie that perhaps I could have surgery for the brain tumor and detached retina at the same time if they spun me like a rotisserie, and her laughter at that thought cheered me up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4c13d1a7-abce-4857-af6b-d45378a3e7d8/a+few+days+after+surgery.jpg CMO photos What my scalp looked like immediately after surgery. One of the surgical techs cut my hair off in a horseshoe shape without letting me know ahead of time. The bald exposed scalp is the line along which the neurosurgeon cut my head open to take the tumor out of the meninges of my brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/c3efebcf-5d25-4d1d-91f5-96d5e91ccf76/me+and+dawn+jamison.jpg CMO photos My friend Dawn and I in New Jersey in 2009. When I decided that pending surgeries for both a detached retina and a brain tumor was no reason to miss out on a job interview in Buffalo, NY, for a college teaching job in Singapore, Dawn drove from Detroit to Buffalo to meet me at the hotel and help me get ready for the two-day interview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/08639fed-0139-4ffe-824e-bba079aa5c3a/one+of+my+scans+of+my+retina.jpg CMO photos This image is of my right retina, which was normal, as seen after dialation drops were put into my eye and I leaned my face into a special imagining machine. The image was taken by my favorite tech, Trish, at the University of New Mexico Eye Clinic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/81d27a49-6d47-45a8-bcbf-c5ad8da63a84/detached+retina.jpg CMO photos This image was taken during the same appointment, of my left eye when the retina was detached. When I asked for print-outs of the images and noticed the obvious differences, I asked Trish, the tech, what was going on, and she quickly told me that the doctor would let me know, and then she hurried me into the waiting area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/53a907cf-6843-4db4-bb0a-c1e5a18a3b66/1597994467-325201-dr-tosi.jpg CMO photos Dr. Joaquin Tosi, my extremely nice and caring retina surgeon, standing next to a piece of artwork I donated to the University of New Mexico Eye Clinic, since patients cannot give gifts directly to any one employee of the clinic. On the other side of that blue wall, he comforted me when I started crying after he told me that the laser surgery intended to pre-empt the need for a formal retina re-attachment surgery had failed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4de17009-aeb8-4496-b8b0-62119f2133d8/after+getting+my+eyes+examined+i+had+to+wear+these+dark+glasses.jpg CMO photos Dark oversized sunglasses given to me for use to combat light sensitivity. I had to wear them whenever I got my eyes dialated during exams at University of New Mexico Eye Clinic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/975680ee-864f-4d28-801b-1fa35de83a7d/my+cats.jpg CMO photos My two cats, Shazam, left, and Mr. Crispy, right. In the weeks after brain surgery, whenever I bent down to fill their bowls, I could feel the swishing inside my brain of the liquids trapped there immediately after brain surgery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/2f6d8076-f45d-4f5a-bd3b-f432ff0698c4/Lovelace+Medical+Center%2C+where+my+brain+tumor+was+removed.jpg CMO photos Lovelace Medical Center, in downtown Albuquerque, NM, where I got my brain tumor removed, and then spent two nights, the first on the ninth floor in the ICU and the second night in the PCU, before my early discharge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9fa178e7-ca31-4ea1-8fcb-8b5f5cd39dd8/my+friend+jennifer+in+pink+shirt.jpg CMO photos My friend Jennifer, in the pink shirt, who talked on the phone with me for hours whenever I called her, advising me on how to handle the restraining order application that my brain surgeon filed against me. When I told her about "brain sauce," she said, "La la la! I can't hear you!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/818437c1-80f4-4466-aff0-57a00b28c315/back+yard.jpg CMO photos My back yard on Mesa Drive, which I rented out to trailer-dwellers to make extra money when I could no longer work because of the brain tumor. One guest brought me a power pouch of rocks from the Hopi pueblo designed for healing, which I rested on my head to help with the post-surgical pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/991513d8-3cc4-496d-ac5b-53e2d8a4d4df/me+and+mama+nkasi.jpg CMO photos Me with Mama Nkazi at a graduation party in 2013. She and her grand-daughters came over to help me clean my house while I was recovering from back-to-back eye and brain surgeries in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0ac71d11-f45c-4362-8def-d09014b214a7/me+and+my+dogs.jpg CMO photos Me in 2013, while I 'd had the brain tumor for about five years without knowing it, with my dogs, Skipper and Noodle. After taking Skipper to get a haircut, shortly after my first two surgeries, and, still very forgetful, I left my purse at the groomer's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/35671ff0-3af1-402c-98aa-2a6bb37c7d12/dr+avery.jpg CMO photos Dr. Robert Avery, my cataract surgeon with the University of New Mexico Eye Clinic. He told me that replacing a cataract involved inserting a replacement lens that was rolled up like a burrito, and then unrolling it once he got it inside of my eye using special instruments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4d4a4126-2016-4ccc-b9b0-3aaf30a56833/my+hair+starting+to+grow+back.jpg CMO photos My hair beginning to grow back where it had been cut so that there'd be clean scalp for my brain surgeon to slice into. My eye is still somewhat swollen post retina and cataract surgeries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9136289d-48f0-4df2-914b-911d59e0bb61/my+friend+lesley.jpg CMO photos My friend Lesley, a classmate from Wesleyan University; we both graduated in the 1980's. When I was having a hard time getting my brain in gear after the surgery, she tried to coach me through a job audition to write for an online website. No matter what she tried, I was unable to do it, because my brain was in the early phases of healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/cf09bdcc-9b8d-4f92-9383-72f18fa77dd4/Dr.+Mark+Bryniarski.jpg CMO photos My brain surgeon, Dr. Mark Bryniarski, who wore his surgical scrubs to the courthouse when he testified against me in Lovelace Hospital's unsuccessful attempt to get a restraining order against me. Normally his hair was longer, giving him bangs that made him look like Howdy Doody, the subject of one of the six texts I sent him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e4019628-a20f-4275-b5cd-06785aec4e43/Nancy-J.-Franchini.png CMO photos New Mexico District Court Judge Nancy Franchini, who presided over the hearing about whether or not to grant Lovelace Hospital a restraining order against me for the snarky texts I had sent to my brain surgeon. After I cross-examined him, the judge decided the case in my favor and denied the restraining order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/60fce695-b05a-4a29-a2ec-830320f9a29d/my+house+in+abq.jpg CMO photos The house I lived in on Mesa Drive in Southeast Albuquerque, NM, that I had to sell in order to have some money when I was not able to work in the time immediately after surgery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/d808041f-b80a-41e9-b842-6600b9d0e3da/my+neighbor+stephanie+getting+ready+to+take+care+of+my+dogs.jpg CMO photos My next door neighbor Stephanie, who was practicing feeding my dogs, Skipper and Nico, in my kitchen on Mesa Drive. I re-homed them to her family when I moved from the house into an apartment, so that their routine of getting on her school bus in the mornings would not have to change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/75a2e9b0-c7f8-45bb-8113-a8442199b182/philips+chapel+ame+church.jpg CMO photos Philips Chapel Church, Albuquerque, NM, which I joined few years after brain surgery. I was able to pay forward the generosity of my Realtor, who gave me money for the deposit on my apartment, by helping a chuch friend who'd come from Wisconsin for heart surgery to find and furnish a temporary place to stay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/eb60d07a-488b-41b2-8e44-cfb6985d9a78/me+and+social+worker+tori.jpg CMO photos My social worker Tori and I in the apartment I moved into shortly after I sold my house on Mesa Drive. She put me in contact with a former co-worker of hers, Beverly, who also had a brain tumor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9ec43d3d-15d6-48a8-a5fc-e082a5cdd49c/at+brain+injury+conference.jpg CMO photos At a Brain Injury conference held on the campus of University of New Mexico in October, 2018. Second from left is Beverly, a brain tumor survivor my social worker introduced me to. On the far right is the woman who told me that a 14 lb. pound block of chocolate had fallen on her head, causing her to have a severe brain injury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f075537f-f9d1-406a-8ac2-9d1651f5cf8f/me+getting+neuroacupuncture.jpg CMO photos Me at a neuro-acupunture demostration. The neuro-acupuncturist in the center, Dr. Shawn Weeks, treated me after the neuro-acupuncturist next to me, Dr. Natasha Wells, told me she thought she was black as a child and asked me whether I had any funny stories about being black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7be8e23d-8735-4eee-8190-950889eab74f/the+artwork+made+by+the+class+i+visited.jpg CMO photos After my second visit to Valeria Rios' middle school art class at Cien Aguas Middle School in Albuquerque, her students made this collage in response to a prompt I had given them to make art from materials already in the classroom. I had visited her class to talk about my artwork the first time shortly before my diagnosis, when I was unable to stand up the whole time, and a second time about one year after surgery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b2d3536c-571d-4805-9670-3f010a54bdf6/sand+tray+therapy.jpg CMO photos I saw a therapist during the whole multi-surgical adventure. One day I met with a therapist who did Sand Tray therapy, where clients select from hundreds of figurines and then position the selected objects in a tray of sand. When the therapist saw that I'd placed a toilet in the middle of my tray, she said, "You've been going through a lot of shit, haven't you?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f50ec6ce-c245-420e-95f0-e1e7c2ef26da/ringin+room.jpg CMO photos Rigdzin Darma Foundation, in Albuquerque, NM, a Buddhist Temple where on the tenth anniversary of my accident in the ocean in The Bahamas, I took Triple Refuge in an emotional ceremony on April 12, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/27c14b2f-7cb1-4a14-be92-84fe72f3d48c/rinzin+dharma.jpg CMO photos A picture taken from the outside of the Rigdzin Darma Foundation, where on the tenth anniversary of my accident in the Bahamas, I took the Triple Refuge, a way of formally accepting the Buddhist teachings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/774ab829-ebad-49ef-bab1-dc9ba3b52697/the+bosque.jpg CMO photos The Bosque, the 16-mile path through Albuquerque, New Mexico that I began walking along for exercise when I was no longer able to tolerate the fluorescent lights and loud music inside of most health clubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/42aa5115-0643-4c72-8f8d-4ce628624e76/My+friend+Jackie.jpg CMO photos My childhood friend Jackie, whom I got back in touch with after posting my diagnosis on Facebook. Her telling me about having had successful breast reduction surgery made me decide to research, and eventually have, breast reduction surgey myself, after my breasts became assymetrical after brain surgery left me unable to eat and I lost a lot of weight everywhere but in my right breast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7ff13c8e-71ab-4e41-a3c3-bba341ca1af9/Dr.+Gladys+Tsau-Wu%2C+my+breast+reduction+surgeon.jpg CMO photos Dr. Gladys Tsau-Wu, my breast reduction surgeon, who told me that my larger breast was so long that I could almost tuck it into the waistband of my pants. She performed breast reduction surgery on me on October 8, 2018 at a Lovelace Hospital surgery center. The procedure took four hours and I went home the same day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1851c781-1bbf-45cd-97ac-07fe91e393f0/angel+who+knits+scarves.jpg CMO photos Angel Sandoval, a girl who had an inoperable brain tumor since birth, about whom I had written an article for the Albuquerque Journal. She knitted scarves and then gave them to her health care providers as a way to distract herself from overthinking her situation. I would later find out that she was the step-granddaughter of Mama Nkasi. In the years following my surgeries, I would find the same solace in making artwork and giving it to my surgeons, who, like Angel's caregivers, weren't expecting a gift. https://elainetassy.com/too-edgy-photos daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/8a55f2a1-b1a9-4215-885b-f431f9d181d9/sandy+bankds.jpeg Too Edgy Photos Sandy Banks, the instructor of the classroom portion of the METPRO training program that I participated in at the Los Angeles Times, beginning in the summer of 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/fe48e4a9-e9db-431c-988b-c707b3ecbaf4/richard+kipling.jpg Too Edgy Photos Richard Kipling, director of the METPRO (Minority Editorial Training Program). He also supervised the trainees during the police portion of the program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/15530699-b04d-42bf-a672-81e9a2ad42e4/marty+baron.jpg Too Edgy Photos Marty Baron was editor of the Orange County edition of the Los Angeles Times when I was a trainee there in 1994. He would go on to become top editor at the Boston Globe, which was the focus of the film "Spotlight" (Baron was played by Liev Shreiber), and the Washington Post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1631468601698-N7F7B8GDGCG8A4UE1HB3/my%252Bfirst%252Bperson%252Bfor%252Bla%252Btimes.jpg Too Edgy Photos My "First Person" piece that Marty Baron scoffed at, about what it's like to be black in Orange County. It took multiple editors' involvement before it was published. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f3a857fa-e1b5-48b0-a556-0c23393b861c/bill+marimow.jpg Too Edgy Photos Bill Marimow, one of the top editors at the Baltimore Sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/79349dc2-c3a0-4da9-807e-bd65ddb434e7/mark+bomster.jpg Too Edgy Photos Mark Bomster, the unbearable Baltimore County deputy bureau chief who paged me and other reporters constantly, often for no reason. He went on to become managing editor of Education Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5c7a6280-370e-484f-abfc-eb316f809fb9/rosemary+armao.jpg Too Edgy Photos Rosemary Armao, who worked briefly as the editor of the Anne Arundel County edition of the Baltimore Sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/a8b67392-2891-4383-afdb-2861a4f8b762/521734_10201318612905463_526832249_n.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me covering the Albuqerque International Balloon Fiesta for the Albuqueque Journal, October, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5093c0d9-055d-4579-9834-3f709cffe91a/my+desk+at+the+journal.jpg Too Edgy Photos My desk when I covered Social Services for the City Desk of the Albuquerque Journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1631468804340-UG68DHYWSGVYS18FBAES/me%2Bat%2Bmy%2Bfeatures%2Bdesk.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me at my desk in the windowless Features Department at the Albuquequre Journal, 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/27d0f0cf-91ba-4d39-942d-225ebd315124/at+acoma+pueblo.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me climbing the hand-built stairs at the Acoma Pueblo about an hour outside of Albuquerque in January, 2014 while reporting an article that won a New Mexico Press Association prize for Feature writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/cd52eb36-0ba8-4836-8bd6-79c456cd4091/storyteller+and+his+son.jpg Too Edgy Photos At the Acoma pueblo, hanging out with a local storyteller and his son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/a27dfaf5-b78c-4fa5-99bc-8fe5d6ee4873/me+in+dental+protective+gear.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me covered in protective gear for a story about dentistry with general anesthesia for the Albuquerque Journal Health section, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6c7d3e02-5aec-400d-a8f1-7a4a2ca75bbe/me+with+uncle+joe+who+had+the+first+surgery.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me with "Uncle Joe," the first-ever recipient of a heart procedure that stopped his aneurysm as it was starting, and his wife after the article I wrote about his recovery was published. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7c68c401-e5c3-47ea-b52c-b5286ddb6488/spirit+of+new+mexico+article.jpg Too Edgy Photos This blow-up of the article "Uplifting Reunion," about two families reuniting at the Albuqueque International Balloon Fiesta, was given to the subjects of the story, who won the Spirit of New Mexico Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/04dccb97-b46d-4e8d-86aa-fac203c4f277/the+keegans+and+the+walkers.jpg Too Edgy Photos Two families reconnect at the Spirit of New Mexico awards ceremony, Albuquerque, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1631469015099-5TU4OPL612NRSZGLEV8Z/lawsuit%252Bagainst%252Bla%252Btimes.jpg Too Edgy Photos The first page of the lawsuit that women reporters and reporters of color filed against the Los Angeles Times in June, 2020, for paying them less than white and male reporters. The Los Angeles Times settled with the plaintiffs for $3 million. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/46dc8a7c-1e0a-4780-9eba-39f6ceda515e/ziplining+for+the+journal.jpg Too Edgy Photos Me ziplining (on the left) with an instructor for a first-person story about the New Mexico State Fair, Fall 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9b196b41-0e0c-410a-b1e6-2e81d80b4527/charlie+moore.jpg Too Edgy Photos Charlie Moore, my editor on the City Desk of the Albuquerque Journal. He then became a spokesman for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. He cried after I spent about 90 minutes detailing to him how his racist behavior had affected me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/d6e33e6b-3d3c-438a-a3ae-da0de5b47028/carolyn+flynn.jpg Too Edgy Photos Carolyn Flynn, the deputy editor of the Features section, who thought it was "hilarious" that I listened to Rachmaninoff while working on my features stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7308dead-bab0-47f4-926b-41b1bf99bb22/elizabeth+korsmo.jpg Too Edgy Photos Elizabeth Korsmo, the counsel for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, who accompanied Charlie to our meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6852ef40-a7d4-4835-af9e-a512df540380/ABQ+Center+for+Peace+and+Justice.jpg Too Edgy Photos The meeting with Charlie Moore and Elizabeth Korsmo was held here at the Center for Peace and Justice in Albuquerque, NM on June 19, 2020. https://elainetassy.com/representational daily 0.75 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/44e6f5c8-3c53-4bdb-8a47-d934cb4bca89/Walking+Away.jpg Representational "Walking Away," Multimedia collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b2195ab7-bc78-4227-bd00-3c346608f5fc/20241230-010+Rev.jpg Representational "Frog Amidst Lily Pads," Paper collage on canvas, 12" w x 36" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/eb1997a9-332f-4df4-b05a-625a3ef467a8/Tassy%2C+Elaine+These+Bodies.jpeg Representational "These Bodies," Paper Collage, 40" x 40", 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/28a623b7-942b-4feb-be24-a6ccee268cb8/Tassy_6.jpg Representational "Waterfall Jump," Multimedia collage on paper, 10" w x 12" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4b49ae7e-9995-4506-9795-2a955aebf680/Tassey-9.jpg Representational "Vessels and Containers," Multi-part multi-media collage, 12" w x 36" h, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1629932317652-UEOA5H6L2Z4NE44IHAGS/Say+Their+Names++corrected.jpg Representational "Say Their Names," Paper collage, 35" x 35", 2021. This collage contains 30 individual vignettes about the events of the summer of 2020, including the murder of George Floyd. To see a close-up snapshot of each invividual story, click on the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5f3369f0-b690-4e87-ba78-89cd8c85c348/Tassy%2C+Elaine+Broken+Made+Stronger.jpeg Representational "Broken Made Stronger," multimedia collage on paper, 24" x 28", 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/42c65e56-52e1-46fc-8759-0b3282991e36/1603233472-249350-sit-way-down.jpg Representational "Sit Way Down," Monoprint collage, 12" w x 36" h, 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0d87c8f0-3039-4090-8447-75ada52d3468/2018-08-31+18.55.42.jpg Representational "Avec La Tete," Paper collage on wood, 24" x 24", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/3c45cbad-dd3c-46ab-8e43-c2c68fd9be57/20241230-007+Rev.jpg Representational "Jellyfish And Other Sea Life," Alcohol Ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/ce0f38b2-4a53-4d58-9e89-8f006a07e63d/Peacock.jpg Representational "Proud," Paper collage, 15" x 15", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/137eed23-8af1-4d30-9cda-d2aeacaaa7b9/Tassey+52024-7.jpg Representational "Hands Up," Acrylic paint on canvas, 20" h x 16" w, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/fed3d906-a442-4bab-95d4-96fdd11855b4/1597616780-448229-balloons-aloft.jpg Representational "Balloons Aloft," Ceramic tile on wood, 24" x 24", 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b9591951-642c-47f1-9bc4-db521179dc08/Panda.jpg Representational "Panda Climbing Tree to Escape Lazy Troll," paper collage, 8" w x 10" h, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/35828086-282c-4721-a9e6-b8fd5a088ba0/Tassie.Art-6100-Edit-22.jpg Representational "Beach Blanket Bingo," Collage from woodcut print on wood, 24" x 24," 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0730df6e-c3e7-4763-8fbf-2a87fa444f5b/20241230-009+Rev.jpg Representational "Parrot Bathed in Vibrancy," paper collage on canvas, 8" w x 10" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/be0ab106-5eb6-428e-995e-136d1e042327/1598657174-558618-strange-fruit-on-pink-tree.jpg Representational "Strange Fruit on Pink Tree," 20" x 26," Embellished ripped and reassembled monoprint collage with embroidery floss detailing, 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f08b96f4-416c-4c0d-aca0-e51eff8e16ad/Spam+Burrito.jpg Representational "Spam Burrito," Paper collage, 16" w x 18" h, 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709505570214-BIHFVE85HOFHE6FSAOB5/Tassie.Art-6073-Edit-Edit-2-12.jpg Representational "Bossed Up Kiwi," paper collage on wood, 22"w x 26" h, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6e66e619-8242-49e3-801a-41743d4a282f/Elaine+2.jpg Representational "How You Like Me Now?" Paper collage, 22" w x 26" h, 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e8e2fdf9-0dac-4b9e-bf69-f415abb0c7ce/Looking+out+the+Window.jpg Representational "Looking Out the Window on the Block," Paper collage, 16" w x 20" h, 2023. https://elainetassy.com/eight-part-series daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/8139a1d6-ad85-4eb5-ae56-687443de267b/Tassey+122023-12.jpg Series "Crip Walk Through Kavala, Part 1: Vibing On Skateboard," Multi-media collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f5972170-d656-4298-aed1-9bb7cdfd5b93/20241230-005.jpg Series "Curl, Twirl, Swirl 'N 'Em," Acrylic and alcohol ink on canvas, 20" w x 26" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1682834859846-76E2IFVFRPN4XMRT78L4/original.jpg Series "Sand dollars: One" Woodcut print embellished with pastels, 20" x 16", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/df64c4d4-4b4f-441f-9734-b4aa3043ca68/Vases+four.jpg Series "Four Vases," Multi-media collage on cork placemat, 9" w x 12" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709512918133-MW9ADKBCL7IBOF18UPJB/barra%2Bhustle.jpg Series "Barra Hustle," Silk Painting on Fabric, 12" x 12", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/3f573548-943e-4202-be17-c8061ff1c521/Four+Wandering+Eyes+11+in+w+x+23+in+h.jpg Series "Squiggle, Part 1," Series of four paper collages, each made of 1/2 inch cut-outs from magazines on particleboard, 8"w x 18"h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6697848e-08d6-4fb5-b179-d96be0f01db9/Coming+and+Going.jpg Series "Barra Hustle," Collage of laid paper strips on particleboard, 20" w x 26" h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4df6536d-4a9f-4bdb-b34e-34d6966cfce9/Tassey+122023-14.jpg Series "Crip Walk Through Kavala, Part 2: C-Walking On a Stroll," Multi-media collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/10173d51-efd8-40a1-8b3d-12a3594a579b/20241202_193502.jpg Series Vessel: Jug 5," Multi-media collage of paper, foil and washi tape on wood, 4" w x 6" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/66ee24df-6e11-4d1b-b825-bd4863496489/1603233471-641932-foliage.jpg Series "Foliage," Four multi-media collages in one frame, 15" w x 12" h, Paper, mirror chips, wallpaper, embroidery floss and cardboard, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1682834813823-54IGWDWHEX225SHH43I4/torn%2Bup.jpg Series "Sand dollars: Collage" Collaged woodcut print on wood, 8" x 18", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/3fdabc41-33ac-4d36-8a58-7e6a021ad55f/Four+Wandering+Eyes+No.4.jpg Series "Squiggle, Part 2," Series of four paper collages, each made of 1/2 inch cut-outs from magazines on particleboard, 8"w x 18"h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e710b351-49c4-40cf-a403-07780a064102/Tassey+122023-15.jpg Series "Crip Walk Through Kavala, Part 3: Dropping Blessings," Multi-media collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0809c72a-116d-4a4e-a572-03d8004559bf/Barra%2Bhustle%2Bgreeting%2Bcards.jpg Series "Barra Hustle," Acrylic paint on paper, 4" w x 6" h, 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1738898179178-EZX749WDP9XH4CIXNZM1/parietal%2Bdent%2Bcollage.jpg Series "Parietal Dent," Paper collage on wood, 20" w x 26" h, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e486ce7b-9aa4-44b2-927c-37846b0854ba/from+printmaking.jpg Series "Sand dollars: Two" Woodcut print embellished with inks, 20" x 16", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7e8f5045-c96b-4d8b-97a0-8650e5c79164/Three+vases.jpg Series "Three vessels," Multi-media collage on cork placemat, 9" w x 12" h, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/5d612871-2f87-4f4b-a63b-d29d0d4b49c1/Four+Wandering+Eyes+No.2.jpg Series "Squiggle, Part 3," Series of four paper collages, each made of 1/2 inch cut-outs from magazines on particleboard, 8"w x 18"h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/0943dba3-80d1-43fa-b980-8a1973be7381/barra+hustle+single+stamper.jpg Series "Barra Hustle," Acrylic paint on individual card, 4" x 6", 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/c35cea88-a41a-4447-a0d0-49a5aa77f698/20241202_193752.jpg Series "Vessel: Jug 1," Multi-media collage of paper, foil and washi tape on wood, 4" w x 6" h, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/1709588097099-W2EGUZ0M8KJLBK6HZGTK/Tassey%2B122023-5%2B%25281%2529.jpg Series "Ringed Migration," Acrylic paint on paper, 8" w x 10" h, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/cf8541fc-2b4a-4d64-aabf-f8160fac6473/gifted+to+ben.jpg Series "Sand dollars: Three," Woodcut print embellished with pastels, 20" x 16", 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/bbd9b47a-6b22-4141-9b35-cc1dfeb8f116/Four+Wandering+Eyes+No.3.jpg Series "Squiggle, Part 4," Series of four paper collages, each made of 1/2 inch cut-outs from magazines on particleboard, 8"w x 18"h, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/851a83b4-d560-44aa-9552-45233c0bf8f2/Tassey+122023-13.jpg Series "Crip Walk Through Kavala, Part 4: Standing Up While Sitting Down," Multi-media collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/37dc5364-9e67-4142-8d37-f5d1d0a9d731/2018-08-31+18.52.40.jpg Series "Barra Hustle, Group of Four," 4 @ 4 in x 6 in, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f5c446f2-83b0-44f5-873a-580415814ad3/Tassey+122023-11.jpg Series "Crip Walk Through Kavala, Part 5: Jumping In," Multi-media collage on canvas, 8" w x 12" h, 2023. https://elainetassy.com/contactme daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://elainetassy.com/displays daily 0.75 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/bda4cf5c-b519-47cc-aca5-be4463ff6575/20250110_150538+%281%29.jpg Displays SAME Cafe, Denver, CO, January 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/17e6ed3d-41b1-419f-8eaa-214ecd374f13/1000013474.jpg Displays Jenn C, Arvada, CO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6677d3ea-fe19-4cab-9575-a15bede428bd/Resized_20240816_184449_1723855516437.jpeg Displays Home of Teano, Aurora, CO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/f253c00e-9627-476e-b9d6-ed657d6290aa/art+exhibit+at+los+griegos+library.jpg Displays Albuquerque Library, Los Griegos Branch, May 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/e336e45c-4458-49f2-b2ce-b99f96063a08/panoramic+pic+of+show.jpg Displays Remarque Print Workshop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, February 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/791c1a36-c133-4697-a659-faf6c138af0a/a+lot+of+ppl.jpg Displays Gallery 505, Albuquerque, NM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4fa1b025-ea1c-4ff5-b525-cedb9f9e0429/denver+cafe+art+photo%7E2.jpg Displays Sojourners Coffee and Tea, Denver, CO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b44c823b-81b4-4d2c-a3e6-dc337eefd3b6/1000013459.jpg Displays The Cube Event Space, Denver, CO January - February 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/6df733f0-17fc-41f9-9690-82584a46c39a/IMG_0811.jpg Displays Home of Elaine D., Long Beach, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/9ada226a-9069-495c-ae1b-8df621ae9884/1605231214-437619-ten-parts.jpg Displays Albuquerque NM 2020 - 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/523da9e5-a194-48db-b134-2992ae4c9746/other+show.jpg Displays 50/50 Cafe, Albuquerque, NM, 2020-2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/fb72c481-6275-4089-a0a9-83bafcfb8365/IMG_8457.jpg Displays Home of Cydney C., Denver, CO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/bbab805a-249a-4237-b906-0ae0dcaee54c/123_1.jpeg Displays Home of Jessica R.S., Colorado Springs, CO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/7e5e5ed8-dc86-46e7-a45b-6e86ce0f6ab8/recent+display.jpg Displays Park Hill Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/b19dc263-3c57-4ad2-a62b-1df26e4cc807/show+in+nm.jpg Displays Jemez Fine Art Gallery, Jemez Springs, NM, 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/00dd848c-d6c8-478e-9df6-349616e50431/1000013461.jpg Displays The Cube Event Space, January - February, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fbb268e42c0781550568685/4950598e-1837-40b1-bc66-5f51150821d8/another.jpg 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