However, my latest creative projects have not involved any art supplies at all. They are completely digital photo collages I am making from royalty free stock photos. They grew from my ongoing obsession with making memes for my I Believe In Art Facebook Pages and for other projects I am collaborating on with others. At first I was just combining other people's quotes with other people's images but then I found myself combining and layering those images and adding my own words.
This has become my art therapy, which was especially therapeutic for me this last week during the Thanksgiving holiday, which I chose not to celebrate.
The images that I made (below) may seem sad and lonely but they are really just an acknowledgement and an acceptance of the space that exists between me and certain other people in my life; some people can only love us from afar and vice versa and that's okay. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with them or with me. It just is what it is and accepting it allows me to devote energy to myself and to those who are closer to me or to whoever or whatever most needs it.
I have some more images in the works that I plan to share soon. Though mostly I am doing these for my own catharsis and enjoyment, I hope they can bring comfort and encouragement to others as well. Feel free to share them with your circle but I hope you will credit me, Victoria Lynn Hall, and provide a link to this page or blog as well. I've listed the sources and linked to the photographs I used below each collage.
Here's my 2 Thanksgiving therapy images:
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She stopped making all the effort and the ones who made her feel invisible disappeared - Victoria Lynn Hall |
Photo sources:
Red Fox - Isselee - Dreamstime
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| Of course they mean it when they say, "I miss you". They just don't mean it enough. - Victoria Lynn Hall |
Photo sources:
Until next time,
Victoria
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