amber vanhatala stene • artist

This saguaro lives at the corner of my neighborhood. I love its lyrical drooping arms even though they're a sign of distress. It's a smaller all-collage work, stitched with waxed linen and adorned with tiny glass beads. 31 x 9.5-inches includes the creosote armature. October 2025

During the monsoon months, just as the dawn sun breaks over the cloud-laced Rincons, my backyard saguaro glows the color of tangerine. This work memorializes that sublime hour through the splendor of a giant saguaro.

A collaged artwork featuring watercolor textures with patterned details on 300 lb Arches watercolor paper, finished with waxed linen thread. 53 × 17-inches includes creosote armature. September 2025.

A stitched collage artwork created mostly from my own hand-created textures, on 300 lb Arches watercolor paper hung on a creosote armature. Work was started during Stitched Astraction, a zoom class by Anna Carll. 51 × 15-inches, June 2025.

Hand cut collage with custom watercolor cuttings and a sprinkle of purchased patterned papers. Each post card is 6×4-inches. July 2025

My premier abstract work created under the influence of Anna Carll's teaching using hand-painted and acquired patterned paper. Mixed media collage on panel, 12 x 18 inches, 2024.