This series of collages are created by shredding colored paper in a standard office cross-cut and/or micro-cut shredder and then carefully gluing the pieces one by one to create ocean waves. Teresa’s ocean collages explore the possibility of creating something magical out of ordinary, recycled, and shredded materials. The paper in each collage is re-purposed, sourced from everyday objects from the world around us including mail, magazines, advertisements, newspaper, gift wrap and candy wrappers. The collages reveal the potential for materials such as shredded paper, often considered trash. Within each arrangement of the waves, surprising moments--a duck, a fish-- will reveal and delight those who take the time to explore the variety and depths of the ocean.