Category: Collage
Eagles, Ash Wednesday and a Collage
February is such a mixed bag of emotions for me. Two of my children bookend the month with birthday celebrations, which I love. It’s a joy to party and celebrate with them and enjoy their continuing maturing into who they are. Â Sandwiched between is the anniversary of my Dad’s passing, six years ago. Wow, has…
George Bernard Shaw and Collaging
“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and say ‘Why not?’ ” I’ve been pondering this as I’ve been reflecting on and practicing peace this week. This quote is actually on the front cover of my current journal, and I don’t think Mr. Shaw was necessarily contemplating peace…
The Magician
I entitled this collage, ‘The Magician’ because it feels like the circus to me 🙂 It reminds me to not take my self too seriously (something I forget about), to embrace life and all its magical mystery, and to let go of my own presupposed assumptions, plans and over planning. I love the images that…
In Anticipation of Paris in Spring
Oh, Paris in Spring, What a truly marvelous thing! Dave and I will be in Paris in just under two weeks. I love Paris. Next to Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle it is my favorite city in the world. I first went to Paris when I was 21 and remember standing atop the Eiffel Tower and…
Journey
When I first composed this soul collage I was pondering my own feelings of disorientation around some issues that were surfacing in my life. At the time I also wrote, on the back of the collage, that this was an expression of the journey I find myself on. The journey of writing, collaging and expressing…
Threshold space
I like the way Father Richard Rohr articulates the ‘threshold space’ : ‘Limen is the Latin word for threshold. A liminal space is the crucial in-between time, when everything actually happens and yet nothings appears to be happening. It is the waiting period when the cake bakes, the movement is made, the transformation takes place.’…
Collage #1
About a year ago I was introduced to a collaging process called, ‘Soul Collage’. This intuitive collage process was begun by Seena B. Frost. You can find more info about this at http://www.soulcollage.com. Kayce Hughlett, Â at Diamonds in the Soul, introduced some friends and I to the collaging process and it has captured my creative…
Sharon Richards 