Before I retired to my current life of abundant free time and art lessons, I used to do collages whenever an artistic need struck me. I kept files of photos, illustrations and images cut out of magazines, books and other sources. My collages were done the old-fashioned way with scissors and glue. I could produce a collage in an hour or two every once in awhile.
My biggest collage project was this 2009 calendar made as a gift for those who attended the drumming circle which I facilitated at the time. Each month featured a collage illustrating one of our favourite songs/chants honouring the Divine Feminine. I did the 13 original collages (counting the front cover) over the course of the preceding year and then took them to my favourite copy shop to be printed in calendar form.
Here is a sample of three of the collages. Because it's hard to read the song/chant lyrics which the collages illustrate, I've typed them out for ease of reference following each photo.
We all come from the Goddess
And to Her we shall return,
Like a drop of rain,
Flowing to the ocean.
There is a secret one inside:
All the stars in all the galaxies
Run through Her hands like beads.
Goddess is alive --
Magic is afoot !!
Last year on a previous Thursday Art Date post, I featured another collage from this calendar honouring the goddess Yemaya -- click
here to view that one if so desired.
Thank you,
Rain Frances, for another wonderful prompt which gave me this chance to go down Memory Lane!
[Collage art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2009;
Photos of collage art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023]
