From AmyG (---Lance Letscher)

AmyG's collage envelope. I love collage but have trouble coming up with anything to say about it.

As luck would have it, I stumbled across a video about a collage artist. I will list the range of emotions that I went through as I watched it and will try to give you clues about whether or not you want to watch it. I doubt it would have broad appeal and I was thinking it was pretty ho-hum - until about halfway through.

It is a very slow start because the artist is one of the most low-key people you can imagine. The word boring isn't quite right, but, in the beginning, I can totally see how someone would think that he was way too boring and the film was bound to be boring.

His tone of voice never changes and his story unfolds in a very calm and matter of fact way -- but it is quite a story. At least half of it is talking about his process of making his collages. So that part I think will appeal to any of you who make art - especially collage artists. And then there is the story of his life and how it is intertwined with his art. Obviously -- there are ups and downs. 

While there is imagery in his art, a lot of it is very abstract. So, if you are not interested in abstract, you might not want to watch it. If you are a quilter, I think you might enjoy it as there is influence from quilts. I did an image search for *Lance Letscher art* and the screen full of a gazillion of images of his work was horrible. The film only looks at one at a time and the details are what really drew me in. 

If you think you want to watch the film - just watch it - before you read anything about him or go surfing to look at his work. I think it is way more interesting to experience the story through the film and then you can delve into more. Or maybe you want to read and look before making the decision -- either way is fine with me. I did, however, really enjoy watching the story unfold and see his process.

Here's the kicker. I was browsing on Amazon Prime Video and it came up as a free movie. Two days later when I went back to get the link to the movie, it came up as only rentable - for $3.99. So, I am not going to put in a link. I'll just post the name of the movie and hopefully you can do a search and find it for free.

The Secret Life of Lance Letscher