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Scraps from old textbooks and nature magazines, salvaged wood, handwritten civil war love letters, metal ornaments, wooden nickels and other discarded ephemera find their way into his work; each item stirs nostalgia for a not-too-distant, more rural time and place Geiman identifies as home. His Chicago studio has come to resemble a life-size cabinet of Southern curiosities, not too dissimilar from the abandoned homesteads of his native Virginia where he has collected, or rescued, many treasures.

A first step of painting may be followed by the application of glued papers and objects, or vice versa, resulting in a base image that may then be hand-distressed to take on a weathered or aged appearance. The final addition of a key image, either a single form such as a cowboy or bird or a montage of images, completes the work and becomes its main focal point.

This flexible, mutable process results in a signature artwork which occupies a unique space between folk, collage, and a contemporary urban style. In his eyes, shot-gun shells, license plates, vintage rulers, keys, and barn wood are more than just junk. A handful of pieces and prints are available from his Etsy shop.

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Love his art. Really cool, really rustic, really nice. Many, many thanks for your compliments and for spreading the word to your readers. What you managed to do with that garage is incredible — and we just may steal a few tips therein to organize this crazy studio of ours! So coolamazibeautigorg!