My Ancient Family Curse…
Did you know that for most of my life I’ve felt like I’ve been cursed? Whenever I tell my husband this he always says its nonsense and that I ought to practice what I preach by believing in positive thinking to bring good things my way. While I believe in positive […]
Michelle Casey, “In Memoriam: Elizabeth Wortman”, 6 x 8.5 inches, Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, January 2010. Women like my neighbour, “Bessie” Wortman, made me realize the importance of following my dreams. See below for text of this journal page.
Lately I’ve been reminiscing about the day I came up with the name for […]
Michelle Casey, Untitled Collage, 4 x 4 inches (approx.), April 2013, Inspired by a quote from Fréya: “Inside us all patiently waiting sits a tiny little adventurous bird."
There’s No Right or Wrong Way to Collage a Quote…
I thought I’d end my writing series (for now) with another fun tip for integrating […]
Michelle Casey, "The Little Mermaid", Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2010. See lower down for written text.
Since time immemorial, story tellers have been taking old stories and making them new again. Walt Disney after all was not the first man to relay the tale of Cinderella – its […]
Michelle Casey, "All that Remains", Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, 8.5 x 6 inches. See lower section of blog page for written text.
Practicing what I preach, I thought it might be cool to share a minimally edited excerpt of one of my creative writing journal exercises of 2005 with you and reveal how […]
Michelle Casey, "Resurrection", Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, 8.5 x 6 inches, January 2010. Text in handwriting: "I can't let go… you consume my soul."
So, some of you more timid souls might have gotten out your pens and markers and went about writing on your collages as I encouraged last week. If so, […]
Michelle Casey, “Being” (Interior, detail), ATC, Collage, 7.5 x 3.5 inches, March 2013
There’ve been so many exciting things happening on the Artist Trading Card (ATC) front here at Collage Your World – I’m delighted to share them with you!
Deeply in Love in February…
In mid February I participated in an exchange […]
Michelle Casey, "Death & the Maiden", Zentangle/Collage, 10 x 14 inches, March 2013
Shaking Things Up Creatively…
Every now and again I like to shake things up creatively. In December I made my first collage zine and this month I decided to follow the way of Zentangle! For the past couple of years, […]
Glinda the Good Witch of the South and Dorothy on the yellow brick road to the magical land of Oz…
Okay, more interview aftermath to discuss with you my dear readers. Some of you may be asking… if you watched or heard the radio excerpt of my interview … why the tears? I […]
Michelle Casey, "Body Talk", Collage/Mixed Media, 8.5 x 6 inches, June 7, 2010 on display at the Heartwood Gallery's "Inner Beauty Show", February 2013
This February 2013, I was been pleased to have been part of Hopewell’s “Inner Beauty” exhibition.
When I created my piece “Body Talk” it was with the hope that […]
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