Listening for Messages

7/30/14
9x12 collage on paper

Listening for Messages

Lion Heart

7/21/14
9x12 collage on paper

Lion Heart

Puppet Mouse

7/20/14
5x7 collage on paper

Puppet Mouse

Puppet Pig

7/20/14
5x7 collage on paper

Puppet Pig

Missed a family vacation this summer, to Hawaii, so this little hula girl pig is my reminder to take a little time off work... soon.  

Puppet Owl

7/20/14
5x7 collage on paper

Puppet Owl 

Today's collage was just a fun little diversion with leftover bits of paper from earlier works, and a visit from a baseball player owl from Sharon Peters 1982 book, Puppet Show.

Lucky Koi II

7/19/14
11x15 collage on paper

Lucky Koi II

Today's collage is another interpretation on the theme of koi fish.  Played around with fish as reminder about yin/yang symbol.  

Lucky Koi I

7/18/14
11x15 collage on paper

Lucky Koi I

Today's collage was inspired by a guided meditation where I had a visit from koi fish in a garden pond.  After reading more about some of the symbolic meanings of koi, including Good fortune, Success, Prosperity, Longevity, Courage, Ambition, and Perseverance, I welcome their visit.  

Summer in Texas

7/12/14
36x36 collage and acrylic on canvas

Summer in Texas

Today's collage shows all quadrants together that were featured in earlier posts.  

Summer Sunsets Quadrant

7/12/14
12x12 collage on canvas, lower left quadrant of a larger piece

Summer Sunsets Quadrant

Today's collage is a study in reds and pinks that remind me of some of the dramatic sunset colors we get in Texas, as clouds build for evening storms in the summer or burn away once they have come and gone.  

Summer Rains Quadrant

7/12/14 
24x12 collage on canvas, lower right quadrant of larger piece

Summer Rains Quadrant

The horses charging through water in today's collage remind me of the heavy rains we received this week, where 4-10 inches dropped in one night.  Texas in July typically welcomes rain, but this storm ended up being dramatic.  My house was not negatively impacted by the deluge, but people at work wanted to know if I'd come in to the office on a boat.   

Silver lining on these storm clouds, all week we've enjoyed cooler temperatures that came with the rain. 

Summer Heat Quadrant

7/12/14
18x24 collage on paper

Summer Heat Quadrant

Today's collage is the upper right quadrant of a larger piece (more to come later).   I thought the baked yellows and golds suited my mood today... hot July in Texas. 

Greeting Card

7/10/14
3x4 collage on paper

Greeting Card

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

7/7/14
11x15 collage on paper

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

What people thought

7/6/14
12x12 collage on canvas

What people thought

Dutiful Son

7/1/14
9x11 collage on paper

Dutiful Son

Today's collage is an homage to dutiful sons who try to do right by their aging parents.  The shift from child to parent of one's parent is said to be challenging, but hard to imagine really until you go through it firsthand.