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One of my first loves was a pot of paste. The super tasty minty paste, made by Elmer's that had an orange top with an orange dipper to dig the tasty paste out. I also loved my scissors! My mom let me borrow the house scissors (not the really good ones!) but the ones kept in the kitchen that were really sharp! I was in heaven if I had a rainy afternoon, a stack of paper, pages from magazines, my scissors and my paste. If I got hungry I could just have a fingertip or two of the sticky minty goodness!! My sister who is a little older and always LOT wiser scared me with tales of gluing my insides together after catching me putting a large dollop in my mouth! I was relieved to find out a few days later that I could still eat paste and digest food just fine!
I thought it would be fun to find a picture of a pretty room and then add objects that were the same size, scale and proportion. I am not sure but I think the desk, chair and window are all that were original. The rest was added. (The picture is from Pretty Simple Magazine to always honor the copyright images-the additions were from advertisements or scrap-booking paper). The little girl looks just like a friends daughter which made it all the more fun!
The art of collages is great in so so many ways: easy, fun, creative, whimsical, with minimal learning curve and uses cheap or re-purposed supplies. Collages can be very therapeutic depending on the emotions of the person at that time. The medium also allows a person to create something beautiful or to communicate a thought or feeling that they might not otherwise be able to do so due to disability, language barriers, an emotional block, communication issues or perceived lack of artistic ability. I am a fan of mixed media and enjoy the process very much.
The collage is entitled "Kyra".
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