Caribbean Thoughts Mashup A131849 Artist Clinton Smith's signature cane

Artist Clinton Smith's signature cane is embedded in the paperweight

This mixed-media collage is full of vibrant colors and fascinating papers: the sandy beach is made from player piano paper

A lacquer-finish protects the wood

Wear it alone or create a stunning stack with any of the artist’s other signature square rings

This handmade print of an original linocut features depicts the shallow waves of the incoming tide creeping onto the beach in the late day sun

Caribbean Thoughts Mashup A131849 Artist Clinton Smith's signature caneIt took a lifetime to create "Caribbean Thoughts Mashup." As a sophomore student at the Rhode Island School of Design, the artist wrote in her color journal that she wanted to create an image where the figurative foreground and the background were the same. She experimented for years with traditional materials. When digital imagery was developed, she found a new medium. The image combines a bust she sculpted of herself with an oil painting created in