Curtis Woody is a mixed-media collage painter who draws inspiration from historical connection points that join together individuals, families, generations, and communities. He creates highly textured and intricately detailed original art pieces intended to breathe new life into and enhance the unique characteristics of a common historical heritage. Life is a circle, and he takes pleasure in salvaging the old to create something new, asking the viewer to recognize the past while appreciating the here and now. His paintings are research-based collages, and he uses an assortment of found objects, old books, aged photographs, buttons, letters, vintage newspapers, and rusty metal combined with an assortment of artistic mediums.