Pieces of Mind

This is a collage that has been hanging on my wall for a long time. I never seem to tire of it, and it has moved from place to place with me over the years.

It measures 18" by 48"and was made the old-school way...by hand. No Photo shop or Google images were used. Its a slow and thoughtful process to collect images, words, and phrases, that resonate with you on some level.

One fine day when it appears as though there is enough material, you sit down, trim everything out, and put it all together. There is no randomness about the collection process or the final assembly. If I recall correctly the main sources for my imagery came primarily from: TV Guide, Reader's Digest, Rolling Stone, The Weekly World News. and a few other sources I can no longer recall.

Take a look and see what you can find. I encourage you to create your own as well. Just make it for yourself, with no expectations except to enjoy the process. And remember, you are not required to share it with anyone else.

Silly-ness

Here is an example of some of the other "fun stuff" I promised you would see in this blog. This is my twist on the "Practice Random Acts of Kindness" bumper sticker. That is a wonderful concept, but I decided to take it a little further. A random act of silliness is easy to do and would bring some much needed levity to the world we live in. This is provided of course that your act of silliness does no harm. Do it just for the pure joy of creating something non-sensical, weird, fun, unexpected, or surreal. Do it for the entertainment of your self and others. We used to do this as kids, didn't we? And remember -- practice makes progress.