On my daily jaunts through shopping centres, the Observer in me has noted how everyone is going pattern crazy this year! As a collage artist obsessed with perfecting my use of colour, texture and patterns, I find this fashion trend so exciting! Recently, I spotted an eye-catching mix of floral and camouflage prints on […]
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This past week, I’ve nursing a terrible cold which just seems to be clinging on to me for dear life. Despite my lack of sleep, I saved up enough energy to create a brand new collage to share with you (inspired by a Kurt Vonnegut quote) along with a short, sweet seasonal reflection. A […] A glimpse of Sheila Cain-Sample’s Gratitude Journal… Gratitude List Inspires! It makes my day when a blog entry I’ve written inspires someone. Recently I was elated to hear list member Sheila Cain-Sample passionately discussing an idea for a creating a gratitude journal that she’d envisioned, carefully researched and executed. As you know I […] Michelle Casey, “The Sound of Silence”, Collage/mixed media Journal page, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2010. This image was scanned and printed by Norm Prest… such a beautiful sample of our collaborative efforts… During the last month, I’ve lost two dear friends… my Uncle Doug and my scanning and printing technician, Norman Prest. Both […] Wendy Southin in her beautiful country garden… after I snapped this photo, as if on cue, a dragonfly came and rested on her hand… it was like something right out of fairy tale! At last, the highly anticipated second half of Wendy Southin of Dragonfly Dreamers interview… MC: Wendy, images from nature […] Detail of my uncle’s photo collage. Top left and four images to the right are of Doug; the one on the bottom right is his mom. Sometimes the impetus for a collage comes from my need to elaborate on a character who’s currently affecting my life. Since February I’ve been dealing with a […] Hello! Today I’d like to spotlight the blog of my good friend Irene Rafael. For those of you who aren’t familiar with her, she’s a special virtual friend of mine from The United States. We “met” while partaking in Kelly Kilmer’s on-line journaling courses some years ago and have stayed in touch ever since. […] These last couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling like life has sucker-punched me. I’ve been in a place where I might have normally let myself fall into an eternal downward spiral of doom and gloom. Today, however, I decided to count my blessings for the past week and found there’s plenty to celebrate and […] During my first “Pieces of Me” exhibition, a visitor enquired where I was in my journal pages. “I kept looking for you!” she said. I told her I was there almost everywhere in them… in fact, many female figures whether they be young or old, carried some aspect I wished to embody. Thus far, […] |
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