“Peak Horizon“ by Jen Schultz

Jen Schultz, an Eau Claire artist known as @robottraveler, creates analog and mixed-media collages that drift between intrinsic natural beauty and retro futurism. Her work explores the layered relationship between women and the natural world. In her collection When Women Dreamt of Wings, vintage imagery and the ethereal symbolism of birds evoke themes of silence, song, flight, and dreamlike surrealism.

Schultz holds a BA in Art/Illustration from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Her work has appeared on magazine covers, book covers, album art, concert posters, and in gallery exhibitions across Wisconsin. She primarily works with hand-cut paper materials but also utilizes digital collage and graphic design for commissions.

“Peak Horizon” (2026) • 10" x 8" • Analog collage on paper • About the artwork, from the artist: “My collages are conversations with the printed past. I gather and study discarded magazines and old books, then hand-cut the pages and combine the pieces to create surreal images. The cover image includes fragments of artwork by Gregorz Stanczyk (Polska Magazine, 1979), Kenneth Longtemps (Exploring Music, 1975) and NatGeos from 1940-50.

In this piece, I explore ideas of home--both the physical environment we call home, and the home within ourselves. My home has always been the rolling hills and waterways of Wisconsin. I love the feeling I get when I look out the window on an airplane and see the rivers and farmland beneath as we return to Eau Claire. It’s that longing I attempt to capture in this piece.”