Collage Tip #8: Collaging A Dream Journal

Sneak peak of Atrium Gallery mixed media/collage journal page "Ghosts of the North, Part I" (2011) inspired by a dream about my husband.

Dreams make the perfect subject matter for collaging; their surreal (unreal) quality can give you a great jumping-off point for creating art.

Why bother collaging your dreams (or nightmares)? […]

September 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Dream Journal, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Music, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Journal Page Highlight: The Lost Boy

Michelle Casey, "Lost Boy", Collage in progress, July 2011

Today, I’d like to share some thoughts about a page I sort of … well, “lost”. As much as I wanted to include it in my current series of works in the Atrium Show, it won’t be there. Sometimes a precious page may be […]

August 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Courses, Collage Techniques, Dream Journal, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Book Review: Boosting Your Creative Brain Powers!

Michelle Casey, "Forces Compel Me", Collage in progress, July 2011

There’s a popular myth out there that states only some of us have the “natural” ability to be creative. My Aunt always laments that her daughter doesn’t have a “natural” talent for making art like me; this never fails to irk […]

July 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Tips, Health and Art, Journaling, Uncategorized, Vision Board, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 2 comments

Maggie Jordan’s Vegan Potluck Vision Board Workshop

Vision Board Sneak Previews (top left to right) Nicole Beaudin (Desrosiers), Sarah Bentley; (mid left to right) Maggie Jordan, Leslie Ross; (bottom left to right) Charlotte, Lisa Bentley, April 2011

I had the great pleasure of meeting Maggie Jordan last year […]

April 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Courses, Collage Techniques, Collage Workshops, Health and Art, Mixed Media, Student Spotlight, Uncategorized, Vision Board, Vision Board Workshop | 4 comments

New Year’s Resolutions of a Collage Artist

"Fearless", Mixed Media Collage, December 2010

For decades, the start of a new year never signalled much for me. Each one held surprises: good and bad. But when I turned 39, the New Year took on great significance. At the mid point of my life, I decided to make a conscious effort to […]

January 3rd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Art Business Teleconference, Health and Art | 8 comments
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