Art: Like a Prayer

“Praying for a Harvest Moon”, 2010 (pictured here) was my first attempt at making a visual prayer. It invoked my fervent desire to attain my creative goals as I approached the mid-point of my life.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental […]

March 24th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Gift Ideas, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

I Believe in Miracles!

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 […]

June 30th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Health and Art, Uncategorized, Vision Board | 2 comments

Everything Old is New Again: Re-inventing Stories to Collage

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 […]

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Artist Trading Cards: Bits & Bytes

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 […]

March 31st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Trading Cards, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Collage Workshops, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Changing the World, One Collage at a Time

Michelle Casey, "Making a Difference", Mixed Media / Collage, 7.25 x 11 inches, June 2012. Quote inspired by Mohandas K. Gandhi.

Recently, I assisted elementary school teacher Catherine and her grade six students with a collage project. After working throughout the year on a social issues theme with her class, she asked them […]

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Life through the Arts: Surviving the Impossible Dream

"The Impossible Dream", Mixed Media Journal Page, June 10 2011

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how art helped me survive family turmoil during my early years. We had a lovely house, clean clothes and good food at the table, but at the heart of our home something was terribly wrong. By the age […]

April 29th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment