I was trying to explain my compulsive collage creations to a friend last night and I thought that I ought to just post one because they don't really make sense. I wouldn't call them works of art, merely a tactile outlet. This one consists mainly of junk mail and trash that I was throwing away plus a couple of pieces from my stash of things previously cut from magazines. I completed it while watching Eternal Sunshine (etc). Mindless ripping and gluing are pleasant.
In other news, I recently read a book which was purchased on a whim at an outing to Target (by the way, did you know that some couples go to Target on Saturday nights... it is a sad state of affairs where I'm living): The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. It's a children's novella with themes which won't be comprehended by children and which are aimed at adults, particularly me at this moment in my life, but a nice story for the tykes nonetheless. It's about a toy rabbit, and in some ways the opposite of The Velveteen Rabbit. It doesn't explain the pervasive use of rabbit's in children's literature. I, of course, was a teddy bear kind of child, but I do remember one lop eared toy rabbit and a rabbit poster. My teddy bear would never have behaved like Edward Tulane, though he did have a miraculous journey to Winfield one time. Once again, thank you to my brother Chris for rescuing him from the clutches of hotel staff.
3 comments:
You should look into doing altered books as a hobby. They're sort of like a collage/scrapbook/journal made inside of or with pages from an old book.
I couldn't stop crying after I watched Eternal Sunshine. I think everyone else thought I was crazy, but it just really got to me for some reason.
I'll have to add Kate DiCamillo to our read-aloud list. I liked The Tale of Despereaux but haven't read her others yet.
All of this reminds me of Jo, who also into collages, altered books and Eternal Sunshine.
mllr--Except that Jo is gifted in visual arts.
shauna-- i can't even remember my first viewing of the movie... there's something forgiving in the idea that you and a particular person will fall for eachother because you just will and erasing what happened doesn't change that.
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