A mixed media collage featuring torn paper, vintage advertisements, a postcard, and a small painted landscape scene on paper, with text that reads 'The self says, The heart says, The spirit says, SMILE' on a textured background with watercolor-like g
Two handmade collages on yellow textured backgrounds. The left collage features a large blue heart with cut-out words describing a friend as 'a friend is the heart of an energetic, amazed, astonished, tender world.' The right collage has three smalle
Mixed media art journal page featuring collage, textured paint, and stamped patterns; includes cut-out magazine words like "Painting" and phrases about inspiration and joy.
Collage of green painted backgrounds, a cutout of a hummingbird sticker, and an image of purple flowers with green stems.
A mixed media collage with the left side featuring a textured background with a faint portrait of a woman, green and pink dots, and handwritten text saying 'many wonderful women.' The right side contains layered patterns, snippets of printed words, a
A collage of torn paper, text snippets, and textured paint on paper. Includes printed words like 'Happiness,' 'Hurrah,' and handwritten notes.
A collage of torn paper, textured paint, and mixed media art. On the left, torn paper pieces include a map of Nebraska, a train ticket, a pattern with hexagons, and a number five. On the right, there is a painted background with swatches of yellow, p
Mixed media art piece with abstract textures and patterns in yellow, pink, brown, and white. Contains text snippets reading 'The whole flower' and 'Journey within a journey:' and includes decorative white line drawings.
Mixed media artwork featuring torn music sheet and paper with typed and handwritten text. The left side has a textured background with adjacent typed lines reading: 'I walk and began to sing. I hear the song Songs are thoughts, first moments of think
Collage on a textured surface with torn paper, a small photo of a jar of green paint with black stir sticks, a partially painted large blue lowercase letter 'g', and printed text reading 'above all, believe in magic'.
An artistic mixed media artwork with textured backgrounds in beige, white, and tan. On the left side, floating text says, "watch the world around you with glittering eyes." On the right side, text reads, "the greatest secrets are always hidden."
Mixed media collage with abstract art, layered paper, handwritten text, and a quote that says, 'Smiling isn’t interpreted as positive everywhere in the world.'
Mixed media artwork with a large black letter 'M' in the center, background has textured yellow, red, and gray colors, includes sheet music, and a quote reading 'Music Saved Me,' with additional cut-out phrases 'the world will remember' and 'and mend
A collage featuring a torn weathered newspaper with the word 'ENJOY' in large blue letters, and a separate crumpled piece of paper with a handwritten poem or note about nature, lakes, flowers, and wind, on a textured surface.
Mixed media collage with layers of paint, text, and patterns. Green, pink, and blue colors with abstract designs and a text section reading 'Find life balance'.
A mixed media art piece with three cut-out text snippets. The left side has highlighted words: 'It was important,' 'It was special,' and 'It was truth.' The right side has a blue textured background with two snippets of text: 'A prayer for my daughte
A collage artwork with torn paper, printed words, and images. Text on paper reads 'I'm where I always was' and 'I always felt An early joy.' Various textures and patterns, including stripes, and a fragment of a red and green object on the right.
A collage of various images including a tree, a stamp, abstract patterns, and text that reads 'Open your heart'.
A collage of black, white, and gray textured paper with music notes, a red wax seal, and a red torn paper with a print of lyrics. The words "purpose" and a small text label "I notice flakes of moonlight. And I knew I know the way" are included.
Collage featuring a black flower cutout with the word 'THRIVING' in bold, on a textured background with pink and gray abstract squares and a small label saying 'There is no obstacle'.

Combining collage and poetry is a favorite creative form that I return to often.
These pages were taken from one of my 8 x 5.5 inch books that are filled with inspiring quotes, art, “found” and visual poems. They serve as a map through times past, and are meant to be viewed like a kind of cabinet of curiosities.