The Invention of Dreams
I got a request to trade an ATC I accidentally left in a swap group two years ago. I thought the group had disintegrated but apparently it has been recently revived. I couldn’t find the original ATC so I made this one as a substitute. I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy making these little art pieces. They were my real introduction to collage.
I hope the recipient likes it. It’s always so hard to let go of the pieces because I know I’ll never be able to replicate them. (one of those clinging desires Buddhism tries to free you of)
I’ve been discouraged and/or uninspired of late, and had been thinking all the time I was spending organizing my clippings and tossing out extraneous papers was just a useless exercise in busy-ness. It had begun to feel like an excuse to not do art. Making this ATC showed me how nice it is to have things in a place where you can find them. I think I’ll feel better about continuing the spring collage cleaning now.
Now I have to get to work on some pages for a chunky book swap due this week.
Comments
Comment from Monica Yvette
Time: May 19, 2007, 10:14 pm
Very nice! I’m pretty sure that whomever gets the piece will like it.
Comment from Crafty Green Poet
Time: May 22, 2007, 4:04 am
That’s lovely, very impressive. I find it difficult to make pieces and then give them away, though its easier if I’m making them very specifically for a particular person. I think organising supplies can be very helpful!
Comment from m i c h e l l e
Time: May 16, 2007, 10:37 am
Seriously cool ATC.
And I so know what you mean about creating something from your heart, just to give it away. I always think I’ll recreate a piece that I send out in the world but the reality is once it’s been expressed, I am incapable of duplicating it!
Have fun creating in your chunky book swap. That sounds fun!!!!