For Immediate Release
Contact:
Equestrian Sports Promotions
Christine DeHerrera
303-263-7531
equestriansports@earthlink.net
Offield Farms Offers Tribute Art Collages
Artist transforms photo collections into unique personalized works of large-format art
Wellington, FL--OFFIELD FARMS announces the availability of personalized Tribute
Art Collages—large-format custom-commissioned art that creatively weaves and displays
digital scans of a horse aficionado’s favorite photos into large new visual works.
Tribute Art Collages began when Karin Reid Offield set out to solve a problem—a
lifetime’s worth of irreplaceable photos that were both wearing with age and too numerous
to display elegantly. She commissioned artist Jeffrey Paul Burger, known internationally
for his expertise with digital imagery, to create a 58” x 48” tribute collage creatively
showcasing 43 photos of her life’s work and the horses she loves. In the process, Burger
digitally retouched many of the images back to their full glory. The finished piece, which
nearly fills a wall, tells the chronological tale of Offield’s journey from her first show at
age six to her first dressage champion, Rojo Grande’s Icon.
After a number of Offield’s guests asked how they could commission a similar piece for
their photos, she quickly realized that she had a solution to a problem common in the
equine community. She and Burger then agreed to offer this artistic service as a joint
venture through Offield Farms, including a website to help people arrive at the design they
want for their own personal Tribute Art Collage.
After consulting with a client, Burger begins each new piece by creating high-resolution
digital scans of the photos provided. After performing any retouching required to counter
the effects of aging, he artistically works the images into a complementary arrangement
loosely based on one of several templates the client has selected from the Offield Farms
website. To complete the design, Burger weaves in a background—like leather or grass—
and other optional visual elements such as titles, logo and an equine-related quote.
Burger renders the final Tribute Art Collage at the ordered size on either professional
large-format photo paper or fine art canvas. Other options are available as well, including
oversized pieces rendered onto vinyl, which can be regularly hosed down, for mammoth
in-stable display. A typical collage incorporating approximately 30 photos would be
rendered at 5’ x 4’ suitable for framing. Additional copies of the finished work are also
available for use as gifts.
“Jeffrey’s amazingly talented both in terms of his eye and his skills with digital imagery,”
says Offield. “Many of my original photos were yellowed, faded and torn with age and
he’s given them new life. And my wall-sized tribute collage is so much more elegant and
impressive than trying to display dozens of individually framed photos. It has a presence
that gives me great pride every time I look at it and it’s a constant conversation piece. My
parents loved the smaller version I gave them. I also commissioned a second collage in
honor of my favorite jumper, Iron Warrior. It’s a pleasure to bring this same showcase
vehicle to the rest of the equine community.”
“There’s a lot of passion involved in bringing these tribute pieces to life,” says Burger.
“People involved with horses—particularly our clients—are so passionate about their
animals and related photos. Karin is both a natural-born problem solver and an avid
champion of the jumping and dressage arenas. Her passion is infectious. As for myself,
each person’s career and photo legacy is different, so each commission presents me with a
unique opportunity that fires my creative juices as well. My greatest satisfaction is
receiving such enthusiastic response from our clients when they receive these one-of-akind works of art created just for them.”
Tribute Art Collages vary in price according to size and the number of source photos they
incorporate. Each commission also comes with a complementary DVD slide show of the
provided photos. For further information, visit www.offieldfarms.com/tribute or call 719219-9606.
About Jeffrey Paul Burger
Jeffrey Paul Burger is a one of the rare breed of creative talents who excels in multiple
disciplines including art, photography, music, multimedia production and writing. His love
of photography, art and technology intersect in a unique visual style that is at once organic
and contemporary. Burger’s clientele in media production and consulting including Apple,
Pepsi, Disney, Random House, British Telecom and many more. His writings on
technology in the arts have also been published internationally in over 500 magazine
articles and books, including his critically acclaimed The Desktop Multimedia Bible
(Addison-Wesley). He has also taught related topics at UCLA, Stanford and San Francisco
State.
About Offield Farms
Offield Farms’ mission is to serve as a significant catalyst for the advancement and
promotion of the sport of dressage through special events, educational programs, corporate
entertainment, media projects and through personal interaction between horse lovers and
horses. Visit www.offieldfarms.com for more information.
Photos and Captions
Caption ideas for full collage: Tribute Art Collage for Karin Reid Offield, 58” x 48”.
Elements include leather background, 43 retouched photos with captions and an equine
quote from Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis.
Caption ideas for partial collage: Detail of Tribute Art Collage for Karin Reid Offield, 58”
x 48”. The spiral photographically chronicles her hunter/jumper career journey.
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