Taking as his starting point what he calls “discarded stimuli”, or those normally overlooked points of focus, Wilson assembles collages made of written text, drawings, photographs and found materials such as discarded photos, old printed materials, and elements from nature. A small cropped out area of this preliminary collage “sketch” is then enlarged to as much as 100 times its original size then printed onto paper, canvas or vinyl type materials. , and enhanced with hand applied ink, acrylic paint or varnish. mounted or framed using pieces of architectural material such as beams, doors, and molding.
