Underwater World

11/6/13
11x15 collage on paper

Underwater World

Feeling a little under-water at work lately with some of the shenanigans that have recently come into play.

Though these Manta Rays are a little brighter orange and more round than Nature's, their swift and silent movement through the ocean and their ability to sense electrical currents in those sea creatures around them (many of them lurking just below the ocean floor), are just as real.

The stacked charcoal and the fossilized fish outlined on the ocean floor represents sly tactics, office politics, and outdated ways of thinking and working.

The little dingy with a single paddle represents my gratitude for lifelines outside the office, and opportunities to get over the daily ripples in the water's surface.

Day 246 Old habits

246:365

Day 246 Old habits

06/03/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “I drop habits that no longer serve me. ”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:   Use a sewing machine or a needle and thread. 

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Mod Podge

Time:  2H

Comments:  Today's collage features some symbols representing a few of my bad habits.  Dropping habits that no longer serve me can be trickier than it sounds.  First, you have to recognize that you have them.  Then, have a desire to drop them.  And finally, learn a new behavior or response when you notice the old habit popping up.  

Kind of like working with a needle and thread, stitching in new habits can be time consuming, and can appear to leave some gaps on the surface.