Shine is about us. It’s about who we are, inside, and who (or what) we’ve pretended to be. Yes, sometimes pretense is about privacy and a sense of personal safety. It feels like protection. Sometimes, pretense is just for fun. The aspects – or even complete identities we adopt, even
Author: Eileen
In Search Of – A Whimsical Collage
I think many of us are searching for something in our lives. (And yes, as I’m writing this, the Eurythmics’ song is in my head.) Perhaps the more serious you make the search, the less likely you are to find what you truly want. That’s the message of this collage,
Voice – The Time is Now – Torn-Paper Collage
Voice. It’s not about noise, but self-expression and authenticity. That’s the essence behind this collage. Now is the time to move beyond monochromatic living and tidy, clasped hands. It’s about travel and adventure and exploring our boundaries. It’s a simple, straightforward collage. [Note: After photographing it, I saw that part
Collaged Vision Board – Christmas
This collage started with the dog with the plaid bandana. Then, it grew with Christmas images. The more it grew, the more I realized I was creating a vision board of my perfect Christmas. It might be in England. It might be in New England. But, next Christmas (2021), I
Find Your Quiet Place – Torn-Paper Collage
If you sense turbulence around the edges of this collage, you’re right. It was one of those days when the world seemed to tilt just enough to feel off-balance. A day when I should stop following the daily headlines, and just find my “quiet place.” And so I did, in
Where We Grew Up – Collage About Our Roots
In this collage, “where we grew up” isn’t just about place. It’s more about the happy, fantasy worlds we escaped to in our childhood. For me, that was fairy tales. I probably read every Andrew Lang fairy tale book… all the colors. And then discovered “A Wrinkle in Time,” and