Today was the last session of my collage class. It has been a gift to be in Laura's class (lonecrowart.blogspot.com/) and the bonus of it all was to create and work with other women who love collage. Each student in the class has been an inspiration to me. I really admire the artwork everyone creates. Laura really pulls us into the creative process and I love that and need that! The piece I created is from our last two sessions. I call it "Layers." Over the years, I've been trying to grow up and out. I've often been told that the process is much like the peeling off of layers of an oinion. Layers that cover up who we are, our hurts or the broken places in our lives. The collage process is the opposite of this. In collage, we build through layering. I am finding that the layers help to reveal who I am. I found a common bond with many of the women in the class. We all have a yearning to break away from the things that keep us bound to habits we wrestle with. The collage process is theraputic because it helps us to take risks that we might not normally consider. In our class, there is a comfort to take those leaps. I look forward to more, with hopes to expose whoever I am!
My Betty Crocker cookbook is a wreck. It was given to me as a bridal shower gift in 1979, and I have treasured it ever since. Over forty years later, it remains a prized possession. It has been my cooking guidebook, truly important when you’ve grown up feasting on a mainly southern Italian diet, (no complaints here) which included a lot of pasta and meatballs. Yes, our meals had variety, but gravy was simmering at my house just about every other day. The traditional, and now collectable Betty Crocker cookbook became my best friend in the kitchen. Today, it has all the signs of being used and maybe a little abused. The pages are weathered, written on, and stained. The covers are loose, no longer held in place by the familiar spiral binding. The only thing keeping it together is an oversized, stretchy band. I’ve collected other cookbooks over the years, but this one has been my go-to manual. In it, I discovered new recipes, tried making things I had never heard of, and was thrilled
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