Woo-hoo! We finally got to the collage project in the AW - and all of you know how I've been longing for more art projects in the AW, Blue Poppy even mentioned it in her post - so you would think I'd stop whining about it now, right? But, au contraire - because the Tinker is, if anything, quite contrary in nature... (and prone to speaking about herself in the third person, which is a whole 'nother topic).
As you can clearly see, I was all over this AW project like a tick on a dog's, um, ear; in other words, in no time flat...Which is what Miss Julia gives you to do this in - twenty minutes! I've been waiting like 50 days for this project, and I get 20 minutes! OK, ok, I realize the point was to not over-analyze your images, to just go for it...But it opened a floodgate; now, all I want to do is collage me, Me, ME - 'cause it's all about Me - how fun is that, a project that's all about me, myself, and I, the Tinker, who talks about herself in third person :>)
Seriously, though, this was, I tink (!! sorry, couldn't resist!), the most therapeutic of the projects for me, so far...I've been praying for inspiration. Then I did this project last night, and voila! woke up this morning with more ideas than I know what to do with...now, I just need to pray for focus and direction, on which one to work on in the Here and Now.
So try it, AW'ers - this one is a lot of fun! But be forewarned, you may not want to stop....
lol!!! this post cracked me up girly!! the collage is great and i'm so glad that it inspired you...
and guess what? you don't have to stop. make more, make more!!! in the book simple abundance the author suggests a couple similar exercises one is to keep a book of images that speak to you. just grab some magazines and start collecting, then maybe add some ideas and quotes to the mix. you'll have a great book of inspiring stuff that speaks to you! another idea is to make a "treasure map" in which you make a collage of your ideal life. first imagine your ideal life (house, job, pets, children, location, whatever and then look for images that fit your dream, then take a picture of you looking all radiant and put it in the middle. the idea behind this is that everything is created in the mind before it manifests in our lives. hmm, worth a try perhaps?
Posted by: kat | February 20, 2006 at 03:02 PM
what a wonderful collage; Kat is right--don't stop! I'm reading the book she mentioned and to tell you the truth they are quite similar with their approaches.
Thanks for the hug btw for all 3 of me(I talk about myself in the third person too-it helps make it fiction)
Posted by: Snowbear | February 20, 2006 at 10:44 PM
I do love me some collage!!!
Yours is faboo! So glad it opened the flood gates of inspiration for you.
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 21, 2006 at 07:31 AM
Love your enthusiasm in this post! Collage does the same thing for me -- there's nothing like a table covered with beautiful papers and fun images and glue and paints and all kind of fun little things. Sure to bring us back to the joy of making things we had as children. Once we start thinking of ourselves as "artists" it can be hard to find that playfulness at times, but for me collage is a good way!
Posted by: Laini Taylor | February 21, 2006 at 03:19 PM
This is awesome! Very revealing. I like the lady in the coffee, the frog and baby and flower...that little corner says so much...
I have not done my collage even though that is my favorite thing to do! One of them...I also like keeping up with my friends through comments.:) Have a great day!
Posted by: melba | February 22, 2006 at 02:43 PM
My collage is still a work in progress, but I hope to post it soon. Yours is lovely, dear. So glad it got you all happy and excited. That's what we like to hear.
Posted by: violetismycolor | February 23, 2006 at 08:34 PM