On 01.02.02, I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Too late for surgery, I had chemotherapy, which failed. In May the chemotherapy was changed and I was soon in remission which was celebrated and welcome and lasted nine years - until October 2011. There was progression in 2011 so more treatment was indicated and I am now back in partial remission. But I'm not only a cancer patient - I also enjoy my family, walk my dogs and am learning to draw and paint. Life is good!

Monday, June 20, 2011

I am the one

I've become interested in Soul Collage, a concept developed by Seena Frost in a book by the same name.

Today I made my first card:   I Am The One Who sometimes feels adrift at sea, hearing the conflicted advice of the committee who often get in my way.

It was a fun project.  I had a stack of magazine images culled from the past couple days so today I pulled them out to see what might go together.  In the end I used three of them and cut and pasted to get them just right.

This is a potentially addictive process, I can see that.  Collage artists and those of us who like to cut and paste are especially vulnerable.  But it's a great way to start using up old magazines.

2 comments:

  1. I love your "I am" - I too often feel like I'm getting too much information/advice and end up doing my own thing.

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  2. You might enjoy making your own deck of cards. Just notice the different parts of yourself and cut and paste. In true Soul Collage all cards are the same size - usually 5x7 although I used 4x6 - and it's important that every little inch is covered with collage. Then use the I Am format I used and you're in business! I actually worked on 8-1/2x11 printer paper and ran it through the copy machine to reduce it to the 4x6 image. So much fun - and therapeutic too!

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