Have a quick look at an excerpt from the with Julieanne Kost and make sure to read the full article when the September/October issue hits the newsstands!

“When it comes to aesthetic digital collage and technical expertise with Photoshop, few can equal Julieanne Kost. Professionally a Digital Imaging Evangelist for Adobe, Kost not only knows her tools, but she incorporates her skill into some of the most sensitive narrative collages exhibited today.

JK: “I am able to control the exact elements that I want to merge together to form a cohesive message. As a result, I am able to create a composite image more powerful than its individual parts. The interactive process of selecting and assembling images is one of the most challenging and thought-provoking aspects of my creative exploration. Although overall, the images may appear serene and calm, the act of creation is anything but passive. I begin with a concept in mind, yet I may not know exactly how the pieces will fit together at the end. As the image takes on its own life, I often allow myself to explore additional directions, sometimes finding that the final image only faintly resembles the one first imagined.”