My Summer 2013 Interview Spotlight!

A magnificent piece: "Triple Goddess" by my good friend Irene Rafael.

Hello! Today I’d like to spotlight the blog of my good friend Irene Rafael. For those of you who aren’t familiar with her, she’s a special virtual friend of mine from The United States. We “met” while partaking in Kelly Kilmer’s on-line […]

August 26th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Artist Interview, Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Painting, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 2 comments

Reflections: Choosing Characters for My Visual Journal Pages

Michelle Casey, "Fukushima, Hiroshima, Nagasaki", Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, 8.5 x 6 inches, April 2011. Photo of woman by Teneshia Carr in Noise #26, UK, 2010

During my first “Pieces of Me” exhibition, a visitor enquired where I was in my journal pages. “I kept looking for you!” she said. I told her […]

August 5th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art History, Artist Interview, Artist Portrait, Artist's Family, Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Exhibitions, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Photography, Reading, Reception, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Birth of Collage Your World

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 […]

May 27th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Artist's Family, Collage, Collage Courses, Collage Workshops, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Vision Board, Vision Board Workshop, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

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 […]

May 12th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art History, Artist Portrait, Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Exhibitions, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Literature, Mixed Media Painting, Photography, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

My Father’s Hands: Writing, Collaging, Commemorating

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 […]

May 5th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Artist's Family, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 4 comments

How Writing Can Inspire Your Collaging

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, […]

April 21st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Dream Journal, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Literature, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Conquering Your Fears of Adding Text to Collage

Recently I was asked to give some further advice on adding text to collage. The person inquiring feared that adding words to their beautiful pieces might potentially ruin them if they did the wrong thing. Having been there myself, I could really relate to their apprehension. As a result, I’ve decided, for the next few […]

April 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Reflections from Over the Rainbow…

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 […]

March 11th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Interview, Artist Portrait, Artist Talk, Artist's Family, Book Review, Collage, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Library, Literacy, Reading, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A Date with Grazia Lecci: Sharing Life Stories

Grazia Lecci the inspiration for "My Love for Stories" journal page holding her gift from the Ottawa Public Library (Main Branch), November 2010

Do you remember Mrs. Gracia Lecci, the librarian from my elementary school days who inspired “My Love for Stories” journal page? If you don’t, here’s a brief re-cap. While I […]

January 15th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage, Collage Courses, Journal Page, Journaling, Library, Mixed Media, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Just Minding the Gallery…

"There's No Place Like Home", Mixed Media/Collage Journal Page, June 17, 2011

It Ain’t Over ‘Til…

Many people think that now that Pieces of Me III is up and the opening is over that my job at the Atrium Gallery is done. Now I can just sit back, relax and bask in the […]

November 28th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Collage Workshops, Journal Page, Journaling, Uncategorized, Vision Board Workshop, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 4 comments