Red Thread Circles

 In this week's Creative Resilience class with Cindy Jacobs , the quality / trait explored is Courage.  In the 8 classes, we use our journals for insights, then move on to  Soul Collage and Mixed media to  craft cards.  Courage  (central image - Leah P Kolidas) My Courage Ally invites me to: Stand strong Stay grounded and do my daily practices Speak the truth Maintain vigilance  Bathe in the water of life Remember starlight Cindy included 'Wonder Woman' amongst a group of images we could print and use. One sister included WW on card, and spoke of her lariat of Truth, and Bracelets symbolizing freedom from shackles.  Wonder Woman first appeared in 1941, during WWII, and 'was originally depicted fighting the fascist/Axis forces and supervillains.'  Thank tippy for your oh-so  Timely appearance! Her symbols include Greek Golden eagle  Lasso of Hestia (lie/truth detector) Steel Braclets - freedom from shackles  Tiara - serves as ...

  Last week I joined  Cindy Jacobs 's playshop, combining S oulCollage® Expressive Arts, and Intentional Creativity, to explore ways to support our Word of the Year . Cindy loves making and using little cards for inspiration and reminders, and I enjoyed her tips and tricks.  We created a  S oulCollage®  Visionary archetype or Neter card, and began a dozen Mixed media cards (3×4") - we will add to both decks each month over the year. (Neter is a word used by the Egyptians for cosmic beings and qualities) Visionary Neter For the little deck of Visionary qualities, I used stencils and Gel medium on Mixed media paper for texture, colored using neocolor 2 crayons, sealed with medium, and glued the sheets to junk mail Flyers, and painted the backs.  After cutting out a dozen cards, I  painted the edges with metallic acrylic, and made a couple of bookmarks and smaller cards from the scraps.  Cards in process There are so many ways to create cards!  ...