A GIFT COLLAGE

You may have seen occasional posts here of collages I've made on my various journal book covers. This one below I made several years ago as either a birthday or holiday gift for my roommate of seven years. Since Stephanie is moving out in a little over a month to get married, I asked her permission to scan it in so I'd have it in digital form.

The original is quite a bit larger than my scanner bed, so I had to scan it in in two sections. Then I had to figure out how to combine those sections into one image. You can see the "seam" at the top third of the image below. However, given the limits of the Paint computer program and my skills, it's not too bad. Some detail has gotten lost in the scan process, but the "feel" of the collage overall is the same, IMHO. Just in case it isn't obvious, Stephanie is (among other things) a huge fantasy fan, a writer, and a bibliophile.




At her request, I am currently collaging the cover of the sign-in book that will be at her wedding reception. She's going to have a supply of bright colored pens with the large book for people to write and draw in it whatever they'd like to the happy couple. I'll post that collage here, too, when it's done. It's just the right size for my scanner, so it'll be seamless. :-)

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Resource: Dream Image Collages.

‘til next time, keep dreaming,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blog: ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL.

DREAM HAIGA: Response to One Deep Breath Prompt of 3/19/07

[breath stopping//the Pegasus lands//before me]

This week's prompt at One Deep breath is to think about breath/breathing, or simply to do it and see what happens. :-)

The above haiku is based on a very old dream. The drawing -- done with paint and pens, I believe -- is by a dear friend, Janet, who is now deceased. Just as this dream sight (metaphorically) stopped my breath so, too, did the news of her sudden, way too young, and totally unexpected passing. She gave me this Pegasus drawing (and one other) at a time in my life when I had a website for dreams, poetry and Tarot that I called "Pegasus Dreaming." I thought of the dream on which the haiku is based as I'd just been preparing to do a post in her memory, including the other drawing. I have had the other drawing up in my home since she gave it to me. It serves as a reminder of her generous spirit. Now that it's scanned, it will be going right back up.

You can visit One Deep Breath for links to others' varied and creative responses to this prompt.

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‘til next time, keep dreaming,

Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blog: ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL.