Some examples are elegant and restrained, others have the appearance of elaborate, built-up collages and still others reveal a fascinating accumulation of multicultural references.

Peter noticed that where the portrait of Aaron Burr had hung, an elaborate collage of old newspapers had been arranged, "No," said Clay suddenly, switching off the set.

Before he begins a painting, Mr. Tansey creates an elaborate collage of images that he has collected over the years.

But it is also there in elaborate collages built around inexpensive religious images that he picked up in the Puerto Rican and Ukrainian shops on the Lower East Side.

(All ages) The gifts in this lavish version of the familiar carol are elaborate fabric-based collages of ribbons, buttons, bells, laces and other festive trimmings.

Dennis L. Rader sent elaborate collages and cryptic messages to the news media in Wichita, hailing his methods of binding, torturing and killing his 10 victims.

Baker is known for her use of mixed media to create detailed and elaborate collages, she has developed a very individual style that is distinctly recognisable.

Mr. Farrell himself had designed it - an elaborate collage with three papier-mache figures, one male and two female, each anatomically correct.

The production is an elaborate collage of Christmas-themed tableaux vivants, featuring skating snowmen, dancing teddy bears, a living Nativity scene, three dozen Rockettes and much more.