Mixed media collage - new work

As I look through my artwork in my studio, some from years ago and some recent, I find myself a little surprised at how it has evolved, yet at the same time it all makes sense. I had always considered myself a painter even though I've always made jewelry, knit or crocheted, and I created collages. When I look at my most recent work I can see all the elements of what I have always done, mostly separately, now together in one piece. I can't help sometimes feeling that I'm breaking the rules or not doing it right when I paint over knitted yarn or put a stack of paper and glue through my sewing machine, but I am really liking the results.