Anonymous Content, Crows and Mind Maps - why not?

An image speaks to you and off you go. The dress on the left showed up, so a figure she became with twigs for hair; just seemed appropriate. Most collage begin with a key figure, often prompted by a feeling or idea. My 'anonymous content' collages, gather figures which then find their own relationship, no specified 'meaning' or story told. I find it an interesting way to work and they never emerge by plan, just 'show up' with that beginning image.

Anonymous Content 11 collage

Crows are one of my continuing themes. And they share a quality with the Anonymous Content collages, in that there is usually not a specific meaning but rather, an expression of the mysteriousness of Crows. In nature, an extraordinarily clever bird, Crow is found in many traditions, myths and lore as a mystic being. Here our Crow Women hold a knowingness we have yet to uncover.

Crowscape collage

After a lively philosophical conversation with our young friend Gabriel, he rather spontaneously created a Mind Map; which of course, led to still more conversation.  His map took me on this collage journey.

Mind Map collage

Till another time.

Women Among Windows

I was recently inspired by my collection of window and door images and backgrounds including both.  I like the idea of entering and exiting spaces and looking through windows.

I also enjoy constructing figures through collage.  While working on our urban gal with her green socks, I recalled that when I was about 12 years old,  my best friend Janis and I used to make 'adult' paper dolls . We used models from catalog and pasted them onto 'regular', i.e, girl paper dolls. We made their clothes from the catalogs too.  I had not recalled this before while constructing my collaged figures. We carry all we have been.

Urban Courtyard collage

I liked the prominent door here. I wanted a strong figure to align with it and searched through my images, coming upon my 'women photographers' collection; a theme I use often. 

I was drawn to this photo of  Ingrid Pollard, [amplified and altered a bit here], but didn't really know her work. Once I googled, it felt perfect to put her photos within windows.  All the images are hers, except for the large face and eye; that was just for fun. Afterall, a large eye looking out a window. Yes.

Ingrid Pollard Among the Windows collage

Thank you for the comments and emails saying you enjoy my sharing my journeys and processes. I myself enjoy that part of the posts.

Till next time.