SoulCollage 2nd Class

Throughout last week, I did 2 more cards for the class  at home. Together with the one card which I did in the class, there are 3 cards together.

Today we learned more on on another type of cards from Teacher Mici, and we were learning about Community card.

And we make of our community card as per last class we did. We brought out magazines cutting that we gathered at home.

And we started the whole process again, but this time is related to the influences upon ourselves, whether friends, family, pets, historical figures one emulates, or even very special places.

We were asked to go to the back of the classroom to put the magazines pictures cuttings that we did for last week and start to do our Community cards.

There were spreads of  images around us. We gather them into smaller piles, sorting them by colors, energies, themes, or patterns.

For instance, you might notice that you have lots of images of stairways, or windows, or birds, or people who are frowning…

Or we might see several images that just seem to go together for some reason. You don't need to verbalize a reason for grouping some images together. When you have a few different piles sorted by theme, choose one of them.

Start playing around with the images that you have chosen. Lay them on top of one another, or beside each other. Arrange and rearrange them until you come to a layout that you like. Trust your intuition. You will know when it looks "right.

We learned new things today. There are two primary uses of the cards: the IAOW exercise, and card readings.

There is great value in doing these exercises in community with others, but only a card's creator is authorized to speak from it. IAOW stands for "I am One Who."

The card's creator speaks from the point of view of the card, beginning "I am one who..." and perhaps including statements beginning with "What I want to say to you is..." and "My gift to you is...".

Towards the end of the class, we gather together as few groups and started to the IAOW exercise.

“From the time you tear out your first image and wonder what it symbolizes, begin to use the I Am One Who… Starting with that phrase, let the image speak to you through your own voice.” Seena Frost describes this process in an excerpt from SoulCollage® Evolving.

SoulCollage 1st Class

Today is the 1st class of SoulCollage. This is very new to me. This is the first time that I have been introduced to this ‘new world’. Teacher Mici then did a brief introduction to us on what is SoulCollage?

Apparently, SoulCollage® is a method of self-discovery through the creation and intuitive analysis of a deck of collaged cards. It was developed by Seena B. Frost. Cards are made by tearing or clipping images (often from magazines) and then combining them, perhaps against a new background image, into a collage.

All cards in one's deck should be the same size, generally 5x8 inches. A prototypical SoulCollage deck consists of four suits:

• The Committee Suit is made up images representing of the different voices comprising one's own personality.
• The Community Suit cards represent influences upon oneself, whether friends, family, pets, historical figures one emulates, or even very special places.
• The Companions Suit consists of the animal guides inhabiting one's chakras.
• The Council Suit consists of Jungian archetypes important in one's own journey.

As explained by Teacher Mici, due to our numbers of class only 4 classes, so it is a little difficult to teach or share with us the entire four suits.

As the Companions Suit and the Council Suit basically need more time or practice on this as one has to do a little bit of soul searching and meditate to find their personal own Companions and Council Suit.

So we would learn to do Committee Suit for today. So how are we going to make our own cards. We were given 5″ by 8″ mat card boards, scissors, adhesive (archival glue stick is recommended), and a frame.

We were asked to go to the back of the classroom and see the tables were filled with various assorted of images which were cut from the magazines.

Step 1, we were asked to choose at least two images that attract to us and seem to belong together. Limit each card to a few images that represent the same mood or energy.

Step 2, Teacher Mici asked us to clip loosely around each image eliminates background “noise,” including words and increases an image’s visual power.

Then, later, cut carefully around the edges of our final images, using smaller, sharp scissors for areas of detail.

Step 3, use the frame that given to us to compose our card, moving images around beneath the frame to see what fits and what part we want to cut out and use.

Collage the whole card, using a background image if needed. Experiment with portrait and landscape layouts. Mark borders for cutting. Cut the edges, then piece together our SoulCollage.

Step 4, use an archival quality glue stick on the entire back of each image. We can use a newsprint magazine or phone book, turning to a fresh page after gluing an image. Smooth away wrinkles. Give thought to any layering.

Measure and mark where to glue down the pieces that will be partially covered by another image. Gently brush away glue rubbings. Glue remaining images. Carefully glue on a backing, once you know the card’s suit.

Step 5, name our own card. Give a name to our card which we think suit for it.

We did not realise that the time passed so fast that we were only managed to make a card. Thus Teacher Mici gave us some homework that we need to do during this week before our 2nd class:

• Watch the Inside Out Movie.
• Gathering and bring to class the images that we can find from the magazines, old books, personal art and photographs.
• Make a Committee Card at home.
• Get images of 10 most influential people in your life.

Well it was kind of interesting class to be in but still I personally can feel the uneasiness when I allow my intuition to lead the way as I look through the materials, ripping or cutting out those that appeal to me.

Pastel Palette 20190910 ~ Peace Mandala

This is another piece of artwork that I like!

Pastel Palette 20190909 ~ Love Mandala

This is another piece that I try and I am not so satisfy this but it is my creation! It give me the feeling of charity and the love to help others.

Pastel Palette 20190907 ~ Harmony Mandala

This is my first mandala that I do of my own. Frankly speaking, I am pretty impressed of what I can produce. And I love it so much! I added some jewellery stickers on it and sprinkles some golden and silver dust on top, and it can turn out so nice!

Bread Story…

Today both Annabelle and I were at Citta Mall while waiting for Issac attending his art class. We saw this kiosk that selling the breads and the breads all are so cute!

Thus we bought some breads home.

Pastel Palette 20190906 ~ My Winter

I feel that I should complete my version of 4 seasons, the last one is my Winter. There is still can see some sunlight in the midst of the winter morning, some green trees covered with snows. Even though there is a dried trees without leaves but it still give me hopes in the Winter that is cold and still.

This is the Winter I want!